Zwarteleen
Zwarteleen is a hamlet in Ypres, West Flanders, Flanders. Zwarteleen is situated nearby to the locality Mount Sorrel (WWI), as well as near Observatory Ridge (WWI).| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hill 60 Preserved Battlefield (WWI) and Caterpillar Crater.
Hill 60 Preserved Battlefield (WWI)
Nature reserve
Photo: ViennaUK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hill 60 is a World War I battlefield memorial site and park in the Zwarteleen area of Zillebeke south of Ypres, Belgium. It is located about 4.6 kilometres from the centre of Ypres and is directly on the railway line to Comines.
Larch Wood Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Redvers, Public domain.
Larch Wood Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located in the Ypres Salient on the Western Front in Belgium.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zillebeke and Hollebeke.
Zillebeke
Village
Photo: AndyMalengier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zillebeke is a village in the Flemish province of West Flanders in Belgium. It is a former municipality which is now part of Ypres.
Hollebeke
Village
Hollebeke is a Flemish village in the Belgian province of West Flanders, now part of Ypres.
Sint-Elooi
Hamlet
Sint-Elooi is a small village, about 5 km south of Ypres in the Flemish province of West Flanders in Belgium. The former municipality is now part of Ypres. Sint-Elooi is situated 3 km southwest of Zwarteleen.
Zwarteleen
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Zwarte Leen”
- Category: locality
- Location: Ypres, Arrondissement of Ypres, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.82517° or 50° 49′ 31″ northLongitude
2.93051° or 2° 55′ 50″ eastElevation
53 metres (174 feet)Open location code
9F24RWGJ+36OpenStreetMap ID
node 1566622544OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2783111
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mount Sorrel (WWI) and Observatory Ridge (WWI).
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hill 60 Crater and Zwarte Leen.
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