Ieper
Ypres is a friendly town of 35,000 inhabitants in Flanders endowed with wonderful architecture and a troubled past. Ypres is best known as the site of three major battles of the First World War, the most famous being the Battle of Passchendaele from July to November 1917.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include In Flanders Fields Museum and Saint Martin’s Church.
In Flanders Fields Museum
Museum
Photo: MJJR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The In Flanders Fields Museum is a museum in Ypres, Belgium, dedicated to the study of the First World War. It occupies the second floor of the Cloth Hall on the market square in the city centre.
Saint Martin’s Church
Church
St Martin's Church, also called St Martin's Cathedral, is a church and former cathedral in the Belgian city of Ypres. It was a cathedral and the seat of the former diocese of Ypres from 1561 to 1801, and is still commonly referred to as such.
Ieper railway station
Railway station
Photo: Snipersnoop, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ieper railway station is a railway station in Ypres in West Flanders, Belgium. The station was opened in 1854, during the reign of King Leopold I. It is located on railway line 69 from Kortrijk to Poperinge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vlamertinge and Boezinge.
Vlamertinge
Village
Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vlamertinge is a village in the Belgian province of West Flanders and a borough of the city of Ypres. The village centre of Vlamertinge lies just outside the city centre of Ypres, along the main road N38 to the nearby town of Poperinge.
Boezinge
Village
Boezinge is a village in the municipality of Ypres in the Belgian province of West Flanders. Boezinge can be reached via the N369 road in the direction of Diksmuide. Boezinge is situated 4½ km north of Ieper.
Ieper
- Type: Locality with 34,800 residents
- Also known as: “33011”
- Location: Arrondissement of Ypres, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.857° or 50° 51′ 25″ northLongitude
2.8673° or 2° 52′ 2″ eastPopulation
34,800Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)Open location code
9F24VV48+RWGeoNames ID
2795101
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Ieper” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Ieper”
- French: “Ypres”
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Ieper”. Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.