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Welcome to the former Sint-Jozefscollege. This tour takes you through the history of the school, now known as the Virga Jessecollege. The tour consists of five stops. At each stop, use the Erfgoedapp to scan Erfgoedapp object, an image, or an architectural detail. You’ll then see a menu.

Imagine: in one night, not only your house burns down, but also your neighbors' houses and all the streets in your neighborhood. This happened to more than 1,000 families in Leuven in August 1914. During this walk, you will step into the shoes of the owners.

Since COVID-19, we have become familiar with the term "pandemic," but previous generations have had their share of large-scale epidemics: leprosy, plague, cholera. Medicine was still in its infancy, and diseases were often seen as a punishment from God, but the sick were not left to fend for themselves. During

Koekelare during WWI During the First World War, Koekelare was located just outside the front line. For four years, the German Ortskommandant ruled the roost. The municipality was never evacuated, but citizens still had to comply with German standards. Daily life was therefore dominated by the presence of the

Just before World War I, despite extensive deforestation, the Westhoek region was still an oasis of greenery, with numerous forests, orchards, rows of trees, and hedges. The Great War not only wiped villages and towns off the map, but also transformed the rich, green countryside into a desolate steppe. The fields looked