It was no coincidence that on February 17, the day of the death of King Albert-I at Marches-les-Dames (in 1937), his bust was inaugurated. The statue is situated on the southern grass lawn of the King Albert I Square in Leopoldsburg. It was made by artist Mariejo Drees from Leopoldsburg….
Since April 25, 2010 the marketplace has once again a water pump. The historical society unveiled on Heritage Day, a historic water pump on the marketplace. Leopoldsburg had a dozen of such pumps, they served for drinking water, to provide water for cleaning and as a social meeting place. After…
On September 11, 2010 the sculpture of the Soldier was officially unveiled in the Koning Leopold III-laan. This work of Hilde Fransen was made on the occasion of 180 years of Belgium, the 160th anniversary of the congregation and 175 years of Camp Beverlo. The civilian and military history of Leopoldsburg…
In remembrance of the victims of WW I in 1920 a monument was erected in front of the town hall of Leopoldsburg (made by the artist Jan Burny). It represents the Belgian lion who rises itself from the debris. Around the monuments are thirty small slabs with the names of…
On a few meters from the Royal Atheneum in the Martelarenlaan, besides the railway and a small ditch, is a graveyard monument and 22 small crosses. The monument was build in remembrance of the 22 assassinated prisoners by a detachment of the Flemish SS. During the night of 04 to…
The Sherman-tank was introduced on Oktober 5, 1984, under impulse of mister R. Verpoorten, at that time chairman of the VVV (information office), in the presence of The Minister of Defence, mister Vreven. The tank reminds of the historical ordergroup (O-group) of general Brian Horrocks to all the commanders of…
In 1864 Mexico became an empire. The crown was offered to Maximilian of Habsburg and his wife, princes Charlotte, daughter of King Leopold I. When the situation became too dangerous for emperor Maximilian , because of the civil war in Mexico, Belgium send an expeditoncorps too Mexico in 1865, without…
The Belgian military authorities allowed one camp-follower per army-company. She had to be married with a soldier below the rank of NCO and was mainly doing the laundry. The camp-follower followed her unit close at heels. Also during exercises, marches and target-practice. During the breaks she was allowed to sell…
In pursuance of the anniversary of 175 years Belgium, the town council decided to place a bust of King Leopold I, to whom Leopoldsburg thanks its’ name. The statue was inaugurated by Prince Filip on December 9, 2005. King Leopold I his first time visit to Leopoldsburg was on October…
The statue of general Chazal on the ‘Zegeplaats’ (Yard of Victory) was unveiled in 1908, in the presence of 2000 veterans of 1870. The artist is Desenfans. Pierre Emmanuel Felix Chazal was born in Tarbes (France) on January 1 1808. His family imigrated to Brussels in 1814. In 1844 he…
