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Citadel of Diest
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An 🇧🇪
May 26, 2025
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The citadel in Diest is a 19th-century fort that served as an army barracks for the paratroopers until 2011. The city will renovate the citadel in several phases and repurpose …
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August 21, 2020
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The Diestse Citadel is the only remaining brick example in Flanders. The citadel was built between 1845 and 1853 on a hill, Allerheiligenberg. The construction of the Citadel was the …
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Jan
October 27, 2020
Hiking
In 1953 the First Battalion Para-Commando established itself on the citadel of Diest.
On July 1, 2011, the last soldiers left the Citadel and on February 23, 2013, the Ministry …
On July 1, 2011, the last soldiers left the Citadel and on February 23, 2013, the Ministry …
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