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The Miner – Wijtschate

The Miner – Wijtschate

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The Miner – Wijtschate

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Location: Heuvelland, Ieper, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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Dominiek Van Dooren

February 21, 2024

Hiking

The statue The Miner by Jan Dieusaert depicts a grave of tunnels that digs a passage deep underground under the German positions on the Wijtschate-Mesen ridge. The artwork refers to the Mine Battle of 1917.

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

August 23, 2022

Cycling

It is a sculpture by artist Jan Dieusaert, which depicts an English miner who is digging a tunnel deep underground under the German positions. Artwork is a reference to the underground warfare waged during the Great War 1914 - 1918. Wijtschate was on the frontline during the mine battle.

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Willem VS

May 8, 2025

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The artwork The Miner in Wijtschate, West Flanders, is a sculpture by Jan Dieusaert, unveiled on 31 October 2008. It stands next to the Saint-Medardus Church and depicts an English tunneller digging a tunnel under the German positions during the Mine Battle of 1917. This artwork commemorates the mining operations that preceded the Battle of Messines.

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