Demarcation Stone No. 18: 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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Blauwepoort Farm Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery and Zillebekevijver.
Blauwepoort Farm Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
Cemetery
Blauwepoort Farm is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located near Ypres in Belgium on the Western Front. Blauwepoort Farm Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery is situated 320 metres southwest of Demarcation Stone No. 18: Ypres.
Railway Dugouts Burial Ground Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Redvers, Public domain.
Railway Dugouts Burial Ground 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. Railway Dugouts Burial Ground Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery is situated 1 km northwest of Demarcation Stone No. 18: Ypres.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zillebeke and Sint-Elooi.
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.
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. Sint-Elooi is situated 2½ km southwest of Demarcation Stone No. 18: Ypres.
Voormezele
Village
Photo: Spotter2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Voormezele is a village, which is situated 3 km southwest of Demarcation Stone No. 18: Ypres.
Demarcation Stone No. 18: Ypres
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.83096° or 50° 49′ 52″ northLongitude
2.91191° or 2° 54′ 43″ eastOpen location code
9F24RWJ6+9QOpenStreetMap ID
node 7515811929OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Demarcation Stone No. 18: Ypres” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Demarcatiepaal nr. 18: Ieper”
- French: “Borne Vauthier № 18 : Ypres”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kampeerautoterrein Zillebekevijver and Larch Wood Cemetery.
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