IJzergedenkteken
IJzergedenkteken is a memorial in West Flanders, Flanders. IJzergedenkteken is situated nearby to the lock Iepersluis, as well as near the bridge Ieperbrug.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ganzepoot and King Albert I Monument.
Ganzepoot
River
Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Ganzepoot is a series of locks and spillways in the inner port of Nieuwpoort, Belgium which connect one river, three water channels and two canals with the mouth of the Yser River and the maritime port.
King Albert I Monument
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The King Albert I Memorial, also named the King Albert I Monument, is a memorial at the Belgian coastal city of Nieuwpoort. It is located right outside the old town, on the right bank of the Yser river at the lock complex Ganzepoot. King Albert I Monument is situated 250 metres northwest of IJzergedenkteken.
Nieuport Memorial
Memorial
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The British Nieuport Memorial is a First World War memorial, located in the Belgian port city of Nieuwpoort, which is at the mouth of the River Yser. The memorial lists 547 names of British officers and men with no known grave who were killed in the Siege of Antwerp in 1914 or in the defence of this part of the Western Front from June to November 1917. Nieuport Memorial is situated 330 metres northwest of IJzergedenkteken.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nieuwpoort and Lombardsijde.
Nieuwpoort
Nieuwpoort is a beach resort and medieval port on the Belgian sea coast in West Flanders. Nieuwpoort consists out of two centres: the old medieval centre, with small houses and cobblestone streets, and the coastal centre, comparable to the neighbouring coastal cities: a sandy beach and lots of apartments.
Lombardsijde
Suburb
Lombardsijde, also Lombartzyde, is a district in the Belgian municipality of Middelkerke in West Flanders province, in northwestern Belgium near Nieuwpoort. Fighting occurred in and around Lombardsijde during World War I.
Westende
Suburb
Westende is a town in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flemish province of West Flanders. It lies on the Belgian coast, also called the Flemish coast. It used to be the far west of the island Testerep which lay along the Belgian coast. Westende is situated 3 km north of IJzergedenkteken.
IJzergedenkteken
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
51.13429° or 51° 8′ 3″ northLongitude
2.75781° or 2° 45′ 28″ eastOpen location code
9F344QM5+P4OpenStreetMap ID
node 8503487462OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Iepersluis and Ieperbrug.
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