Vluchtoord in Uden, Netherlands

Through the First World Struggle there have been numerous Belgian refugees within the Netherlands. Within the city of Uden, a refuge referred to as Vluchtoord was created. (“Vluchtoord” loosely interprets as “refuge.”) An entire village of short-term housing, colleges, a church,  and a hospital was inbuilt a matter of weeks. In complete about 10,000 Belgian refugees lived right here.
In addition they took with them their hobbies and made a biking monitor, the remnants of that are  nonetheless seen within the woods. You possibly can simply stroll the full size of the monitor. and the close by woods have good walks. 
On the positioning there are a number of informational indicators with spotlight the historical past of the positioning and the refuge. Enjoyable truth: The refuge was the primary within the area to have electrical energy. Which irritated the residents of Uden, who needed to wait a number of extra years earlier than they bought electrical energy. 
On the finish of the conflict, the refugees returned and in a number of weeks the positioning was emptied out. No unique buildings (besides the generator constructing) have been left standing. The generator constructing is now in use as a theater. And the title Vluchtoord lives on because the title of an industrial zone close by.