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Vloethemveld is a large nature reserve that, starting in 1924, served as munitions depot for the Belgian Army for several decades. During World War II, the British Army repurposed it as a prisoner-of-war camp, and the site held more than 100,000 German and Eastern European POWs. Vloethemveld was later reverted back to a depot, and was used as such through the Cold War.
After the depot was decommissioned in the 1990s, Vloethemveld was legally designated as a protected landscape. Today, the area is open for nature lovers and history buffs alike.
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Across the road from Vloethemveld is also the old training site for under officers which is now used to train firefighters and police officers. Next to which is the new police station for Zedelgem which went into service in 2024.
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June 13, 2025
