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Vluchtoord Uden Refugee Camp Memorial

Vluchtoord Uden Refugee Camp Memorial

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Vluchtoord Uden Refugee Camp Memorial

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Location: Uden, North Brabant, Netherlands

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Gertie

November 21, 2021

At the time of WWI, there was a refugee camp here for Belgian refugees.
See also udenarchief.nl/vluchtoord-uden and
versteegde.nl/vluchtoord/Home.html

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January 2, 2022

During the First World War (1914-1918) the Netherlands remained neutral, but Belgium was unintentionally involved in the war. After the fall of Antwerp in the autumn of 1914, more than one million Belgians fled to the Netherlands. Fortunately, the majority of them were able to return home a few months later, leaving approximately 100,000 Belgians still living in the Netherlands at the beginning of 1915.

Although most Belgian refugees were able to support themselves, the government had to find a solution for several tens of thousands. That is why refugee camps were established in Ede, Nunspeet and Uden. In addition, there were internment camps for soldiers and private initiatives, such as a camp in Gouda.

In February 1915, just two months later, the first refugees arrived at the Uden Refuge, and the number of residents grew rapidly. In the fourth quarter of 1917, the Uden Refuge reached its highest number of residents, with more than 7,500 people! At that time, Uden Refuge even had more residents than the municipality of Uden.

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1. De Maashorst Nature Centre – Wijst Grounds Peelrand Fault loop from Zeeland

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