Beerst

Beerst is a town in , a part of . Beerst has about 1,130 residents.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 1,130 residents
  • Description: section of Diksmuide, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Berst”
  • Postal code: 8600

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sint-Wandregesiluskerk and Trench of Death.

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

Park
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Dodengang is a World War I memorial site located near , . The site is located about 1.5 kilometres from the IJzertoren in the centre of the city, and is set directly on the banks of the Yser Canal. is situated 3 km southwest of Beerst.

Heritage site
Photo: Käthe Kollwitz, Public domain.
Vladslo German war cemetery is about three kilometres north east of , near , . Established during World War I, the cemetery originally held 3,233 wartime burials. is situated 3½ km northeast of Beerst.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vladslo and Keiem.

Village
is a village in the province of and a part of the municipality of . The rural village has slightly over 1,200 inhabitants. is situated 2½ km southeast of Beerst.

Village
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is a small town situated some 7 km north of Diksmuide in , . Administratively it forms part of . Lying close to the right bank of the , the town suffered extensive flooding when, on 21 October 1914… is situated 2½ km north of Beerst.

Village
is a town in , a part of in the province of . is situated 5 km north of Beerst.

Beerst

Latitude
51.0589° or 51° 3′ 32″ north
Longitude
2.88471° or 2° 53′ 5″ east
Population
1,130
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
United Nations Location Code
BE BSZ
Open location code
9F343V5M+HV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 695218014
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2802430
Wiki­data ID
Q2291999
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Vlaams—“Beerst” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Beerst”
  • Bulgarian: “Берст”
  • Cebuano: “Beerst”
  • Dutch: “Beerst”
  • French: “Beerst”
  • Hungarian: “Beerst”
  • Irish: “Beerst”
  • Persian: “بییرست”
  • Polish: “Beerst”
  • Portuguese: “Beerst”
  • Russian: “Берст”
  • Swedish: “Beerst”
  • Vlaams: “Bèèst”

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