Demarcation Stone No. 8: 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.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kemmelberg and Locre Hospice Cemetery.
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.
Locre Hospice Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Locre Hospice Cemetery is situated 1 km southwest of Demarcation Stone No. 8: Kemmel.
Grave of Willie Redmond
Cemetery
Grave of Willie Redmond is a cemetery, which is situated 1 km southwest of Demarcation Stone No. 8: Kemmel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Loker and Dranouter.
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.
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.
Heuvelland
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Heuvelland is a thinly populated rural municipality, in West Flanders. 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.
Demarcation Stone No. 8: Kemmel
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Heuvelland, Arrondissement of Ypres, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.7837° or 50° 47′ 1″ northLongitude
2.7916° or 2° 47′ 30″ eastOpen location code
9F24QQMR+FJOpenStreetMap ID
node 12463690702OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Demarcation Stone No. 8: Kemmel” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Demarcatiepaal nr. 8: Kemmel”
- French: “Borne Vauthier № 8 : Kemmel”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Natuurreservaat De Hellebeek and Kemmel French Ossuary.
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