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World War I Shelter Ramskapelle

World War I Shelter Ramskapelle

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World War I Shelter Ramskapelle

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Location: Nieuwpoort, Veurne, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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1. Frontzate Railway Path – Leaning Tower of Pervijze loop from Nieuwpoort

56.7km

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2. Frontzate Railway Path – De Doornpanne loop from Koksijde

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3. Frontzate Railway Path – Koolhofput Nature Reserve loop from Nieuwpoort

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Willem VS

October 6, 2024

The reconstructed shelter along the Frontzate in Ramskapelle is a remnant from the First World War. The Frontzate, which is now a cycle path over the old railway bed from Nieuwpoort to Diksmuide, formed the Belgian line during the war by flooding the IJzer plain.
The shelter in Ramskapelle was one of these constructions on that line and can be recognised by the bas-relief of a cross on the back of the building.

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

September 17, 2022

Well-preserved site on the verge of the Frontzate
Here on the border of Ramskapelle and Pervijze, north of the Proostdijk, two adjacent brick shelters from WWI were reconstructed.
When the Yser Basin was flooded in 1914, the railway bed functioned as a natural dike. All culverts and canal passages were closed, machine gun and shelter posts were built into the bed. At the end of WWI, only the walls of these structures remained, and no shelter was covered with a roof. After the war, building materials were scarce. Local residents reused everything that could serve: steel profiles, wooden beams, corrugated sheets... Railway bars and sandbags were used in this reconstruction. Next to the shelters you will find a reconstructed 'Decauville narrow gauge' that served to supply the front. Definitely worth stopping here and taking a dive into the past.

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PinionRadlerJan

May 16, 2024

Beautiful railway cycle path, beautiful scenery, and a wealth of history.
More info: west-vlaanderen.be/vrije-tijd-toerisme/groene-assen/frontzate-13-km

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Location: Nieuwpoort, Veurne, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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World War I Shelter Ramskapelle

1. Frontzate Railway Path – Leaning Tower of Pervijze loop from Nieuwpoort

2. Frontzate Railway Path – De Doornpanne loop from Koksijde

3. Frontzate Railway Path – Koolhofput Nature Reserve loop from Nieuwpoort

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