Memorial · Ede · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Belgisch Vluchtelingenkamp V.O.E. 1914-1918 is a memorial in Ede, Gelderland. This place has a story in the app. 2 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 940 m you'll find a bench, a public toilet and a water point.
Story · Belgisch Vluchtelingenkamp V.O.E. 1914-1918
You're standing at the Belgian Monument on the Ederheide heath near Ede. It's a simple boulder, but it marks a remarkable spot. From 1915 to 1918, a whole village of Belgian refugees stood here.
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This memorial in Ede commemorates a camp for refugees who fled to the neutral Netherlands during the 1914-1918 period. Many people crossed the border into the neutral Netherlands at the time. More than 5,300 of them ended up in Ede, in a camp that was almost a village of its own. The memorial stands on the Ederheide, on the heath between the provincial road and the Hessenweg. It is freely accessible, so you can walk over at your leisure.
The memorial is a simple glacial boulder on the heath. It is not a large monument, but the stone marks a special spot. It stands roughly where the main streets of the former camp crossed, right in the middle of what was once the refugee settlement. Take a close look at the base: the stone rests on remains of the old foundations. Apart from that, there is almost nothing left of the barracks on the heath itself. There are no buildings and no streets can be recognised. What you see is mainly open space, and that emptiness shows just how large the site was. Standing beside the stone, you can look out over the heath and imagine where the districts once stood: Leyedorp, Maasdorp and Scheldedorp, along with the quarter that housed the facilities.
During the war, many people fled across the border to the Netherlands. From 1915 to 1918, a refugee camp on the Ederheide housed some of them. The refugees lived in barracks. The camp had a school, a hospital, a shop, workshops and a church. It also had its own power station, which provided light and drove the machines in the workshops. The camp largely looked after itself and even had its own police force. In 1918, after the war, the camp was dismantled. The refugees took much of the material home, where they used it to rebuild their country.
The monument itself has no facilities. There is no bench, public toilet or water tap within 500 metres, so bring your own drinks and plan your breaks in advance. The nearest bench is 546 metres away, at Militair Oefenterrein Ederheide, where you can sit for a moment before continuing. The closest public toilet is 779 metres away, at Noord Ginkel. The nearest water tap is 937 metres away, at Zuid Ginkel. It is always open and suitable for filling your bottle, so top up there if you pass by, which should give you enough water for the rest of your walk across the heath.
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The Belgian Monument is a simple glacial boulder marking the site of the Belgisch Vluchtelingenkamp V.O.E. 1914-1918 in Ede. From 1915 to 1918, an entire village full of Belgian refugees stood here.
Over 5,300 Belgian refugees ended up at the Ede Refugee Camp. The camp had a school, a hospital, a shop, workshops, a church and its own power station, among other facilities.
The three residential districts were called Leyedorp, Maasdorp and Scheldedorp, named after Belgian rivers. The fourth quarter contained the camp's facilities.
The camp was demolished in 1918 after the war, and the Belgian refugees took much of the material home to rebuild their own country. Only the stone, which rests on remains of the old foundations, still marks the spot.
Yes, the monument lies freely accessible on the heath between the provincial road and the Hessenweg. The nearest bench is 546 metres away, at Militair Oefenterrein Ederheide.
No, there are no public toilets or water taps within 500 metres. The nearest public toilet is 779 metres away at Noord Ginkel, and the nearest water tap is 937 metres away at Zuid Ginkel.
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