Demarcation Stone No. 14: Kemmel
Western Front demarcation stones, known in French as bornes du Front or bornes Vauthier and in Dutch as demarcatiepalen, are monuments erected in France and Belgium to mark the limit of the German advance during the First World War.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kemmelberg and Lettenberg.
Kemmelberg
Peak
Photo: Jeanjvc, CC BY-SA 2.0 be.
The Kemmelberg is a hill formation in Flanders, Belgium. It is located less than a kilometre from the village of Kemmel, part of the municipality of Heuvelland in the province of West Flanders.
Belvedère
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Hans Erren, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Belvedère is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 1½ km south of Demarcation Stone No. 14: Kemmel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heuvelland and Loker.
Heuvelland
Town
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Heuvelland is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of Dranouter, Kemmel, De Klijte, Loker, Nieuwkerke, Westouter, Wijtschate and Wulvergem. Heuvelland is situated 2½ km southeast of Demarcation Stone No. 14: Kemmel.
Loker
Village
Loker is a small village in the Belgian province of West Flanders, and a part of the municipality of Heuvelland. For the major part of World War I, the city was controlled by the Allied Powers. Loker is situated 3 km west of Demarcation Stone No. 14: Kemmel.
Dranouter
Village
Photo: Pierre André Leclercq, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dranouter is a village and a deelgemeente in the municipality of Heuvelland in West Flanders, Belgium. Dranouter was an independent municipality before the 1977 local government reforms. Dranouter is situated 3½ km southwest of Demarcation Stone No. 14: Kemmel.
Demarcation Stone No. 14: Kemmel
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.7925° or 50° 47′ 33″ northLongitude
2.81194° or 2° 48′ 43″ eastOpen location code
9F24QRV6+2QOpenStreetMap ID
node 12427927613OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Demarcation Stone No. 14: Kemmel” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Demarcatiepaal nr. 14: Kemmel”
- French: “Borne Vauthier № 14 : Kemmel”
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