Demarcation Stone No. 6: 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 Sint-Michielskerk and Boezinge Churchyard.
Sint-Michielskerk
Church
Sint-Michielskerk is a church, which is situated 340 metres northwest of Demarcation Stone No. 6: Ypres.
Boezinge Churchyard
Cemetery
Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Boezinge Churchyard is a cemetery, which is situated 320 metres northwest of Demarcation Stone No. 6: Ypres.
Leroy Breweries
Brewery
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Leroy Breweries is a brewery, which is situated 190 metres north of Demarcation Stone No. 6: Ypres.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Boezinge and Zuidschote.
Boezinge
Village
Boezinge is a village in the municipality of Ypres in the Belgian province of West Flanders. Boezinge can be reached via the N369 road in the direction of Diksmuide.
Zuidschote
Village
Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zuidschote is a village, which is situated 3 km northwest of Demarcation Stone No. 6: Ypres.
Elverdinge
Village
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Elverdinge is a village in the Flemish province of West Flanders in Belgium. The village is part of the municipality of Ypres. In World War I, the village was part of the Ypres Salient, a bulge in the front lines around Ypres in WWI, created in late 1914 after the front stabilised and the Allied and German armies dug in around the town. Elverdinge is situated 3 km west of Demarcation Stone No. 6: Ypres.
Demarcation Stone No. 6: Ypres
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Ypres, Arrondissement of Ypres, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.8937° or 50° 53′ 37″ northLongitude
2.85938° or 2° 51′ 34″ eastOpen location code
9F24VVV5+FPOpenStreetMap ID
node 2084063491OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Demarcation Stone No. 6: Ypres” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Demarcatiepaal nr. 6: Ieper”
- French: “Borne Vauthier № 6 : Ypres”
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