Casematter

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Casematerne er en del af byens befæstninger. Det er bombesikre kældre, der blev brugt af soldaterne til at opbevare ammunition, opbevare mad eller som ly for soldaterne og artilleriet. Under Anden Verdenskrig forsøgte indbyggerne også at beskytte sig under bombardementer. Casematerne var en del af bastionen ved Lys. Oprindeligt var der 30 casemater, men der er kun 11 tilbage i dag. De stammer fra den hollandske periode, hvor Menin var en grænseby ved den sydlige grænse af Kongeriget Holland. De blev bygget på en nederste række af casemater, der sandsynligvis blev designet af den franske fæstningsbygger Vauban i slutningen af det 17. århundrede.

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Address: Oude Leielaan, Menen

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