Demarcation Stone No. 17: Ypres
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 Spoilbank Cemetery and Chester Farm Cemetery.
Spoilbank Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Spoilbank is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located in the Ypres Salient on the Western Front. The cemetery grounds were assigned to the United Kingdom in perpetuity by the King of Belgium in recognition of the sacrifices made by the British Empire in the defence and liberation of Belgium during the war. Spoilbank Cemetery is situated 650 metres east of Demarcation Stone No. 17: Ypres.
Chester Farm Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Redvers, Public domain.
Chester Farm is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located in the Ypres Salient on the Western Front. Chester Farm Cemetery is situated 790 metres east of Demarcation Stone No. 17: Ypres.
Bedford House Cemetery
Cemetery
Bedford House Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located near Zillebeke, itself near Ypres, on the Western Front in Belgium. Bedford House Cemetery is situated 1 km north of Demarcation Stone No. 17: Ypres.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Voormezele and Sint-Elooi.
Sint-Elooi
Hamlet
Sint-Elooi is a small village, about 5 km south of Ypres in the Flemish province of West Flanders in Belgium. The former municipality is now part of Ypres.
Zillebeke
Village
Photo: AndyMalengier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zillebeke is a village in the Flemish province of West Flanders in Belgium. It is a former municipality which is now part of Ypres. Zillebeke is situated 2½ km northeast of Demarcation Stone No. 17: Ypres.
Demarcation Stone No. 17: Ypres
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Ypres, Arrondissement of Ypres, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.82094° or 50° 49′ 15″ northLongitude
2.89025° or 2° 53′ 25″ eastOpen location code
9F24RVCR+93OpenStreetMap ID
node 12467286019OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Demarcation Stone No. 17: Ypres” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Demarcatiepaal nr. 17: Ieper”
- French: “Borne Vauthier № 17 : Ypres”
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