Things to do in Ypres
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Ypres ( EE-prə, French: ; Dutch: Ieper ; West Flemish: Yper; German: Ypern ) is a Belgian city and municipality in the province of West Flanders. Though
the Dutch name Ieper is the official one, the city's French name Ypres is most commonly used in English. The municipality comprises the city of Ypres/Ieper and the villages of Boezinge, Brielen, Dikkebus, Elverdinge, Hollebeke, Sint-Jan, Vlamertinge, Voormezele, Zillebeke, and Zuidschote. Together, they are home to about 34,900 inhabitants.
During the First World War, Ypres, or "Wipers" as it was commonly known by the British troops, was the centre of the Battles of Ypres between German and Allied forces. The city was bombarded throughout much of the war, and its imposing Cloth Hall was later rebuilt and designated a World Heritage Site. War graves cover the landscape around Ypres.
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The best-known places
Culture
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In Flanders Fields
The In Flanders Fields Museum is a museum in Ypres (Ieper), Belgium, dedicated to the study of the First World War.
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Hill 62 Sanctuary Wood Museum
The Sanctuary Wood Museum Hill 62, 3 km (1.9 mi) east of Ypres, Belgium is a private museum located in the neighborhood of the Canadian Hill 62 Memorial and…
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Yper Museum
museum in Ypres, Belgium
History
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Menin Gate
The Menin Gate (Dutch: Menenpoort), officially the Menin Gate Memorial to the Missing, is a war memorial in Ypres, Belgium, dedicated to the British and…
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Cloth Hall
The Cloth Hall (Dutch: Lakenhal or Lakenhalle) is a large cloth hall, a medieval commercial building, in Ypres, Belgium.
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Saint Martin's Church
St Martin's Church (Dutch: Sint-Maartenskerk), also called St Martin's Cathedral (Dutch: Sint-Maartenskathedraal), is a church and former cathedral in the…
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Hill 60 Preserved Battlefield (WWI) Hill 60 is a World War I battlefield memorial site and park in the Zwarteleen area of Zillebeke south of Ypres, Belgium.
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Essex Farm Cemetery Essex Farm Cemetery is a World War I, Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground within the John McCrae Memorial Site near Ypres, Belgium.
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Saint George's Memorial Church
Saint George's Memorial Church, Ypres (Ieper), Belgium, was built to commemorate over 500,000 British and Commonwealth troops, who had died in the three…
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St. Charles de Potyze French Military Cemetery cemetery in Ieper, Belgium
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Larch Wood (Railway Cutting) Cemetery
Larch Wood (Railway Cutting) Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) burial ground for the dead of the First World War located in the Ypres…
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Bedford House Cemetery
Bedford House Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located near Zillebeke, itself near Ypres, on…
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John McCrae Canadian Historic Site
Site John McCrae (Dutch: Kanaaldijk – site John McCrae) is a World War I memorial site near Ypres, Belgium.
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Woods CWGC Cemetery Woods Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located near The Bluff south of Ypres (Ieper) in…
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Hedge Row Trench CWGC Cemetery Hedge Row Trench Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located near The Bluff south of Ypres…
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First D.C.L.I. CWGC Cemetery, The Bluff First DCLI Cemetery, The Bluff is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located near The Bluff south of Ypres…
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Sint-Jacobskerk
roman-catholic church in Ieper, Belgium
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Track "X" Cemetery Track "X" Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located near Ypres (Ieper) in Belgium on the…
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Buffs Road Cemetery Buffs Road Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) burial ground for the dead of the First World War located near Ypres (Dutch: Ieper) in…
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Sint-Vedastuskerk
The St.
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Kasteel Elzenwalle
castle in Ieper, Belgium
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Grand Square
square in Ypres, Belgium
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R.E. Grave, Railway Wood RE Grave, Railway Wood is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) memorial and war grave located in the Ypres Salient on the Western Front.
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Zillebeke Churchyard CWGC Cemetery
Zillebeke Churchyard Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery forms part of the village churchyard located around the Catholic parish church of Zillebeke in…
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Kasteel van Elverdinge castle in Ieper, Belgium
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Sint-Pieterskerk
church in Ieper, Belgium
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Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Middelareskerk
church in Ieper, Belgium