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.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Spoilbank Cemetery and Chester Farm Cemetery.

Cemetery
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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 during the war. is situated 650 metres east of Demarcation Stone No. 17: Ypres.

Cemetery
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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. is situated 790 metres east of Demarcation Stone No. 17: Ypres.

Cemetery
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is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located near , itself near , on the Western Front in Belgium. is situated 1 km north of Demarcation Stone No. 17: Ypres.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Voormezele and Sint-Elooi.

Village
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is a village.

Hamlet
is a small village, about 5 km south of in the province of in . The former municipality is now part of Ypres.

Village
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is a village in the province of in Belgium. It is a former municipality which is now part of . is situated 2½ km northeast of Demarcation Stone No. 17: Ypres.

Demarcation Stone No. 17: Ypres

Latitude
50.82094° or 50° 49′ 15″ north
Longitude
2.89025° or 2° 53′ 25″ east
Network
Western Front demarcation stone
Open location code
9F24RVCR+93
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12467286019
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to French—“Demarcation Stone No. 17: Ypres” goes by many names.

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