Kraaiberg

Kraaiberg is a peak in Heuvelland, Arrondissement of Ypres, Flanders and has an elevation of 50 metres. Kraaiberg is situated nearby to the village Wulverghem, as well as near the neighborhood Rossignol.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Saint Nicholas‘ Church and Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing.

Saint Nicholas‘ Church

Church

Photo: Jvangaever, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing

Garden

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.

The Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission memorial in Belgium for missing soldiers of World War I. It commemorates men from the Allied Powers who fought on the northern Western Front outside the Ypres Salient and whose graves are unknown.

Lone Tree Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Redvers, CC BY 3.0.

Lone Tree Cemetery 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 in Belgium. It is located at Spanbroekmolen, on one of the highest points of the Messines Ridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Heuvelland and Wijtschate.

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.