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Military Facility Attractions In Willebroek

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Willebroek is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Blaasveld, Heindonk, Tisselt, Klein Willebroek, and Willebroek proper. On January 1, 2006, Willebroek had a total population of 23,044. The total area is 27.41 km² which gives a population density of 841 inhabitants per km². Willebroek is linked to Brussels by the Willebroek Canal. Willebroek is also home to the Kanaalfeesten, a yearly festival that takes place throughout the town which includes live concerts and general festival attractions, like a mini roller coaster, a duck shoot, etc. The city is subject of the song De Brug van Willebr...
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Military Facility Attractions In Willebroek

  • 1. Fort Breendonk Willebroek
    Fort Breendonk is a military fortification situated at Breendonk, near Mechelen, in Belgium which is best known for its role as a Nazi prison camp during the German occupation of Belgium during World War II. Fort Breendonk was originally built for the Belgian army between 1906-13 as part of the second ring of defenses of the National Redoubt protecting the important port-city of Antwerp. It was covered by a five-metre thick layer of soil for defense against bombings, a water-filled moat and measured 656 by 984 feet .During World War II, the fort was requisitioned by the Germans as a prison camp for detaining Belgian political dissidents, captured resistance members and Jews. Although technically a prison rather than a concentration camp, the Fort was infamous for its prisoners' poor living...
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