Vladslo is a village in the
Belgian
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province of
West Flanders
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and a part ("
deelgemeente") of the municipality of
Diksmuide. The rural village has slightly over 1,200 inhabitants.
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
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
.
* The
Vladslo German war cemetery
Vladslo German war cemetery is about three kilometres north east of Vladslo, near Diksmuide, Belgium. Established during World War I, the cemetery holds 3,233 wartime burials. In 1956, burials from many smaller surrounding cemeteries were concen ...
in the Praatbos woods has more than 25,000 burials from World War I. On the cemetery are the stone statues of The Grieving Parents of Berlin artist
Käthe Kollwitz
Käthe Kollwitz ( born as Schmidt; 8 July 1867 – 22 April 1945) was a German artist who worked with painting, printmaking (including etching, lithography and woodcuts) and sculpture. Her most famous art cycles, including ''The Weavers'' and ' ...
, 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
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External links
* http://www.vladslo.be Website on Vladslo
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Populated places in West Flanders
Sub-municipalities of Diksmuide