Kemmel

Kemmel is a suburb in , , and has about 1,170 residents. Kemmel is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near .
  • Type: Suburb with 1,170 residents
  • Description: section of Heuvelland, Belgium
  • Postal code: 8956

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sint-Laurentiuskerk and Kemmel Churchyard.

Church
Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY 2.5.
is a church.

Cemetery
Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a cemetery.

Town hall
Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town hall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Heuvelland and Wulverghem.

Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a thinly populated rural municipality, in . The area experienced many major battles during World War I, as part of the Ypres Salient area, and now has several cemeteries and other historical sites.

Village
Photo: Friedrich Tellberg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village. It is the smallest village in the Heuvelland Municipality, with 260 people, and a total area of 350 hectares. is situated 3 km southeast of Kemmel.

Village
Photo: Pierre André Leclercq, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village and a deelgemeente in the municipality of in , . was an independent municipality before the 1977 local government reforms. is situated 3½ km southwest of Kemmel.

Kemmel

Latitude
50.78286° or 50° 46′ 58″ north
Longitude
2.82587° or 2° 49′ 33″ east
Population
1,170
Elevation
57 metres (187 feet)
United Nations Location Code
BE KME
Open location code
9F24QRMG+48
Open­Street­Map ID
node 255927866
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
2794579
Wiki­data ID
Q1024880
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Breton to Vlaams—“Kemmel” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Kemmel”
  • Catalan: “Kemmel”
  • Dutch: “Kemmel”
  • Estonian: “Kemmel”
  • French: “Kemmel”
  • German: “Kemmel”
  • Hungarian: “Kemmel”
  • Irish: “Kemmel”
  • Latin: “Culmen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kemmel”
  • Polish: “Kemmel”
  • Spanish: “Kemmel”
  • Vlaams: “Kemmel”
  • “Kemmel”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bezoekerscentrum ‘Het Heuvelland’ and kasteelpark.

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