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Παρασκευή 2 Ιανουαρίου 2015

Μποτιλιάρισμα σκουριασμένων αυτοκινήτων σε δάσος του Βελγίου


Τα νεκροταφεία αυτοκινήτων είναι συνήθως σε μάντρες, οικόπεδα ή άλλους χώρους βιομηχανικών εγκαταστάσεων. Η συγκεκριμένη περίπτωση όμως είναι ιδιαίτερη.
Δεκάδες παρατημένα και σκουριασμένα αυτοκίνητα βρίσκονταν για δεκαετίες μέσα σε ένα δάσος, στην περιοχή Σατίλιον στο Βέλγιο.
Ήταν ένα από τα μεγαλύτερα νεκροταφεία αυτοκινήτων στον κόσμο και υπάρχουν διάφορες ερμηνείες για το πώς κατέληξαν εκεί τα συγκεκριμένα οχήματα.
Σύμφωνα με έναν αστικό μύθο, τα είχαν παρατήσει στρατιώτες των ΗΠΑ από το Β΄ Παγκόσμιο Πόλεμο, επειδή δεν μπορούσαν τη δεδομένη στιγμή να τα μεταφέρουν στις ΗΠΑ. Σκέφτηκαν έτσι να τα κρύψουν μέσα σε ένα δάσος και κάποια στιγμή να γυρίσουν για να τα πάρουν. Αυτή η στιγμή δεν ήρθε ποτέ.
Οι ντόπιοι δεν υιοθετούν αυτή την εκδοχή και πιστεύουν ότι είναι απλά μια παλιά χωματερή οχημάτων που δημιουργήθηκε μετά τον πόλεμο.
Στο ίδιο σημείο υπήρχαν τέσσερα νεκροταφεία αυτοκινήτων με περίπου 500 οχήματα, μοντέλα της δεκαετίας του ΄40. Όμως, τα περισσότερα από αυτά εκλάπησαν ή τα πέταξαν οι κάτοικοι για περιβαλλοντικούς λόγους και έτσι η περιοχή εκκαθαρίστηκε το 2010.
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Wreckage: The shell of a car sits rusting in the speckled light shining through the trees, in what has now become a popular attraction for tourists
Piece of history: The cars were parked in the middle of a forest near Chatillon, a small and ancient village in Southern Belgium
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Camouflage: The vehicles now blend into their surroundings because their bodywork has rusted and is covered with moss

Natural world: The cars sit in a forest of mainly oak and beech, which supports a large amonut of wildlife
Waving goodbye: The exodus of American soldiers from Chatillon took pace on March 2, 1947, with the area still in chaosmpotiliarisma dasos 1chatillon-car-graveyard-5chatillon-car-graveyard-8
Bruised and broken: Châtillon is situated in the deep south-eastern corner of Belgium, towards the port of Antwerp

Rich tapestry: Some of the cars in the fascinating cemetery were parked there by soldiers on tours at later dates

Treasure trove: The most attractive parts that have not rusted away have been stolen as souvenirs by locals and car collectors

Recyclable: Other pieces of the cars have been taken to help fix similar vintage models, for which parts are difficult to acquire

Crumpled: Rows of cars stand motionless between the trees in the atmospheric wood

Standing firm: Years of debris has built up around the cars and vegetation grows around them

Back to the earth: The collapsing cars seem to be becoming part of the natural environment again

Stay tuned: It was too expensive for the US army to ship the cars over to America, but they had hoped to recover them later

Priced out: After returning home, the soldiers were told they would have to take personal responsibility for the costs of shipping their cars out - and none did

Last one left: At one point there were four car graveyards around Chatillon, and as many as 500 vehicles

Tales to tell: Chatillon was used as a base in both World Wars and for post-war operations

Neatly parked: The other graveyards in the area are thought to have contained cars roughly dumped together by soldiers in the 1950s and 1960s

Blowing the doors off: The cars, which would have been used to run errands and transport soldiers from place to place, have been ravaged by time rather than guns

Old-timers: There are other car graveyards all around the world, from Switzerland to Montana to an underwater cemetery in Legrena, Greece

Streaked with tears: The cars act almost as a memorial for what took place in Belgium and across Europe

New and old: Cars kept being brought to the same graveyards by GIs after their post-war tour was over

Eerie and enchanting: The spot is hugely popular with photographers and 'Urban Explorers'

Splashes of colour: The forest is famous for its exceptional beauty

Action stations: The spot could make a perfect film set - as has happened at other car graveyards

Modern history: Around 100 to 150 cars in various stages of decomposition stand in the spot

Different style: The Americans brought great change to the war after arriving in 1918

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