The liberation of Bruges

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On 18 October 1918, the Belgian soldiers freed Sint-Andries. From Maldegem, the first arrived around 2.30 p.m. at the Smedenpoort [Smeden Gate]. The next day, the Germans retreated via the Katelijnepoort [Katelijne Gate] and the Belgian troops marched through the city centre.

In 1934, the city council decided to permanently commemorate this event by naming the street linking Torhoutse Steenweg and Magdalenastraat after this occasion.

As in the rest of Belgium, during the occupation, the Bruges streets were in Dutch and German. This is still evident on the corner house that straddles Gistelse and Torhoutse Steenweg. It still bears the old street name “Thouroutschen Steenweg / Thourouter Steinweg.”

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Vl. Toeristisch bezienswaardigheden

| | Public | Dutch • French • German

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18-Oktoberstraat, Sint-Andries

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