Flagpole @ Ernst Casimir Kazerne Monument - Roermond, Netherlands
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Flagpole at the Ernst Casimir Kazerne Monument near the entrance to the McArthurGlen designer outlet.
Waymark Code: WMZZZY
Location: Limburg, Netherlands
Date Posted: 01/30/2019
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The "Ernst Casimir Kazerne" were military barracks in Roermond from 1938 till 1992. Roermond is located at the Dutch border to Germany, hence the barracks were built in World War II as so-called "Boostkazerne", accomodating troops for border protection. The barracks were named after Ernest Casimir I, Count of Nassau-Dietz (Ernst Casimir von Nassau-Dietz), who fell here in front of Roermond's walls in 1632.
In 1940, the barracks were taken by the occupation troops. From 1950 onwards the regiment "Limburgse Jagers" were stationed here, later the regiments "Oranje Gelderland" and "Johan Willem Friso". Even later, the barracks were used for training technical specialists until 1992, when the army sold the grounds.
The grounds were bought by the McArthurGlen Group, who built a
designer outlet here, opening in 2001. Parts of the old barracks buildings have been preserved and reused. At the entrance of the outlet center in the direction of Roermond's city center, there is this monument commemorating the former barracks as well as Ernest Casimir I. It includes a relief of Ernest Casimir I. and a flagpole with the flag of the city of Roermond.
A small plaque below the flagpole reads:
Deze Vlaggemast is aangeboden door Vrienden en Gastleden van de Stadswei bu Gelegenheid van het 50 jarig Bestaan van de Ernst Casimir Kazerne - 31.8.1989
translating to:
This flagpole has been offered by friends and guest members of Stadswei (city district) on the occasion of of the 50th anniversary of the Ernst Casimir Barracks - 8/31/1989