Fort Breendonck


Imyuziyamu eyimfihlo yokukhumbula izisulu zekamu lokuhlushwa eBelgium yi Fort Fortandon, eyakhiwe ngoSeptemba 1906 eduze kwedolobha legama elifanayo, elitholakala ngamakhilomitha angu-20 ukusuka e- Antwerp . Okwamanje, ukukhanga okuyingqayizivele kudonsela inani elikhulu labavakashi.

Ukunciphisa okuncane emlandweni

Ukwakhiwa kwesakhiwo kwaqala ngesikhathi sokulwa. I-Fort Breandonk yayihlose ukuvikela umuzi emajoni aseJalimane, ngakho-ke i-moat ejulile yayigubha nxazonke, egcwele amanzi. Njengoba inqaba yahluleka umsebenzi wayo oyinhloko, ngemva kokuthunjwa amabutho aseJalimane ngo-1940, yaqala ukuqukatha iziboshwa. Kuleli kamu lokuhlushwa kwakungekho amakamelo kagesi, kodwa ngisho nokungabikho kwabo akushiyanga iziboshwa ithuba lokuphila. Ngokusho kwemithombo ethile, kwaziwa ukuthi etilongweni kwakukhona abantu abangaba ngu-3 500 000, futhi kwabulawa abantu abangaphezu kuka-400.

Eminyakeni emine kamuva, mayelana nokukhululwa kweBelgium , iFort Breandonck yaqala ukusetshenziswa njengejele ngenxa yesiphetho sabahlanganyeli. Ngo-Agasti 1947, leli qhawe lamenyezelwa njengesikhumbuzo sesizwe.

Yini ehlukile mayelana nenqaba?

Njengamanje, lesi sigqebhezana saseBelgium siyimyuziyamu. Konke okukhona lapha kugcinwa ngesimo sawo sokuqala: kokubili ifenisha kusukela ngesikhathi sempi, kanye ne-Nazi swastika ezindongeni zenqaba. Futhi emva kokuvulwa kweyamamyuziyamu, amagama abo bonke abafa ngesikhathi evalelwe aphinde abhalwe ezindongeni. Izivakashi zingazijwayela neqoqo elikhulu lezithombe.

Ungafika kanjani enqabeni?

Ngaphambi kwe-Fort Breandonk, izivakashi zingafika lapho ngezindlela eziningi. Kusuka ku- Antwerp Central Station njalo ngemizuzu engu-15, isitimela sishiya eMechelen Station. Ukusuka lapho kuya endaweni lapho kukhona ibhasi le-289, eligijima njalo ihora.

Ukuthutha komphakathi kusuka e-Antwerp akusho indlela eqondile eya enqabeni. Kusuka ku-National Bank Square, amabhasi ahamba ngezikhathi ezinemizuzu engu-15 ukuya eBomom Markt, lapho kuzo zonke ihora ukuya enqabeni kunomzila webhasi 460. Ungathatha futhi itekisi noma ukuqasha imoto uhambe uhambo lwakho.