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The Wire of Death (De Doodendraad)

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The Wire of Death (De Doodendraad)

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Location: Hamont-Achel, Maaseik, South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

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1. Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Visitatiekerk – Border Marker 175 loop from Budel

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2. Heather Landscape in De Malpie – De Malpie Heath and Lakes loop from Geldrop

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3. Lille–Hamont cycle path loop from Neerpelt

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March 22, 2021

In 1914, occupied Germany occupied Belgium, while the Netherlands remained neutral. The border residents, such as those of Hamont-Achel, had a hard time due to the construction of a hermetic barrier to the border. The German occupier wanted to prevent any contact with the free Netherlands and placed a deadly electrical barrier along the border for this purpose.

Since 2000, Hamont-Achel has had a reconstruction (adapted in 2015) of "Den droad" as it is popularly called. Alongside this reconstruction there are information boards that provide additional information about the original construction in 1916.

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August 10, 2022

Memory of a terrible period.

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Familie Koeneman

May 29, 2022

Huge Deathwire, here in the woods is a very large piece of this Deathwire

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Location: Hamont-Achel, Maaseik, South Limburg, Flanders, Belgium

The Wire of Death (De Doodendraad)

1. Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Visitatiekerk – Border Marker 175 loop from Budel

2. Heather Landscape in De Malpie – De Malpie Heath and Lakes loop from Geldrop

3. Lille–Hamont cycle path loop from Neerpelt

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