슐렌스미어 주변 최고의 교통량 없는 자전거 라이딩 코스

헨리 브리에르 시장은 1922년 9월 17일 Gemeenteplein에 전쟁 기념비를 제막했습니다. 이 기념비는 빌보르더 건축가 알프레드 미너가 설계한 유일하게 알려진 기념물입니다. 석회암 기념비에는 금박을 입힌 청동 벨기에 군인 투구가 있으며, 림뷔르크의 문장과 월계관 위에 놓여 있습니다. 그 아래 네 면에는 1914년 독일군에 의해 불태워진 63채의 집을 상징하는 양식화된 불꽃이 있습니다. 그 아래에는 작은 십자가가 있습니다. 제2차 세계 대전 이후 1914, 1918, 1940, 1945년이라는 연도가 새겨졌습니다. 아래에는 “영원히 자유롭고 평화롭게”라고 적혀 있습니다. 서쪽 면에는 제1차 세계 대전에서 살아남지 못한 룸멘 출신 병사 14명의 이름이 새겨져 있습니다. 동쪽 면에는 룸멘 출신 민간인 희생자 4명의 이름이 새겨져 있습니다. 뒷면에는 ‘헨리 브리에르 룸멘 시장 1922년 9월 17일’이라고 적혀 있습니다. @https://www.tracesofwar.nl/sights/145587/Monument-Eerste-Wereldoorlog-Lummen.htm

A charming little restaurant with a large terrace and a beautiful view of Schulensmeer lake. The terrace is the perfect place for visitors to share their stories.

The Schulensmeer is the largest inland lake in Flanders. Numerous benches invite you to take a break.

The cyclist carabiniers initially defended Halen, which was soon captured by the Germans. The Belgian troops then withdrew to the western edge of Halen, bordered by the railway embankment, where they set up machine guns. The cyclists withdrew a second time, towards the IJzerwinningshoeve (Iron Extraction Farm), where the main Belgian force was stationed. But just after crossing the sunken road of the Betserbaan (where the monument stands), the German cavalry launched a charge, trapping the cyclists between the Belgian defenses in the IJzerwinningshoeve and the advancing German cavalry. The cyclists were literally caught between two fires and suffered significant casualties. Inventory of Immovable Heritage: Halen Battlefield, https://id.erfgoed.net/erfgoedobjecten/300946

The carabinier cyclists earned their nickname because of their speed. Besides a rock from Elsenborn, where a training camp has been located since 1893, there is also a wooden cross behind the monument with the inscription "To the dead, Aux morts, Den Gefallenen" (To the dead, Aux morts, The fallen). The "European cross" was erected during the 75th anniversary commemoration in 1989 as a tribute to all the fallen, along with the planting of a weeping willow. A plaque with the inscription "Zwarte Duivels/ 12-08-1914" (Black Devils/12-08-1914) is attached to the large natural stone rock from Elsenborn, and in front you'll find the Black Devils' symbol. The information board tells you more about them and the role they played. In the video below, at 1:30, you can see the account of Private Jozef Declercq of the first battalion of the carabinier cyclists. Not about the firefight, but about the erection of a barricade on the road from Halen to Zelk. And you immediately see that the Black Devils performed various tasks in the defense of Halen, aided by farmers and civilians in this agricultural region. Halen itself was quickly captured, however, followed by the battle at the monument (see below). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaWUl2tI3xY

You feel the peace here, especially when you're on the other side and can admire the horses and sheep nearby in the beautiful open countryside. I'll definitely come back here for a walk. Wonderful 😎

Beautiful view of the size of the Schulens lake...

A chapel stands here next to the track...