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Vladslo

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Country
  
Belgium

Area
  
17.33 km²

Population
  
1,239 (2007)

Province
  
West Flanders

Postal code
  
8600

Local time
  
Tuesday 6:00 PM

Municipality
  
Diksmuide

Vladslo

Weather
  
12°C, Wind NW at 16 km/h, 83% Humidity

Vladslo is a village in the Belgian province of West Flanders and a part ("deelgemeente") of the municipality of Diksmuide. The rural village has slightly over 1,200 inhabitants.

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Map of Vladslo, 8600 Diksmuide, Belgium

Attractions

  • The church of St Martin has a Romanesque tower dating from the 15th century. The church was rebuilt after it had been damaged in World War I.
  • The Vladslo German war cemetery in the Praatbos woods has more than 25,000 burials from World War I. On the cemetery are the stone statues of the The Grieving Parents of Berlin artist Käthe Kollwitz, made for her 17-year-old son Peter who died in nearby Esen on October 23, 1914. The song "Vladslo" of Flemish singer Willem Vermandere is about this cemetery..

    • Demographic evolution

    Note: 1806 to 1970=census on December 31

    References

    Vladslo Wikipedia
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