Reconstruction Den Draad Zondereigen
In a few places along the Belgian-Dutch border is a reconstruction of Den Draad (The Wire): The electric fence which was built by the Germans in World War I, along the border to prevent escapes. Hundreds of people have been electrocuted by the fence.
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Source
- Text: Fedor de Vries
- Photos: Jhonny Bastiaensen
Nearby
Point of interest
- House German Trainstation Chief - Ravels
- Tank holes Baarle-Nassau - Baarle-Nassau
- Messages in Trees Caron's Hofke - Merksplas
Monument
- Memorial Crash Lancaster ND745 A4-D - Zondereigen (Baarle-Hertog)
- Memorial Executed Baarle-Hertog - Baarle-Hertog
- Monument John Thould Merksplas - Merksplas
Cemetery
- Belgian War Graves Baarle-Hertog - Baarle-Hertog
- Belgian Graves Veterans Baarle-Hertog - Baarle-Hertog
- Commonwealth War Graves Roman Catholic Cemetery Baarle-Nassau - Baarle-Nassau
Remembrance Stone
Fortification
- German trenches Baarle-Nassau - Baarle-Nassau
- German Bunkers Stellung Antwerp-Turnhout Wieltjes Turnhout - Turnhout
- Belgian Bunker Bels Lijntje - Turnhout
Crash site
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