Demarcation Stone No. 13: Nieuwpoort
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 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 490 metres northwest of Demarcation Stone No. 13: Nieuwpoort.
Sasje van Dierendonck
Lock
Photo: Frans90245, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sasje van Dierendonck is a lock, which is situated 740 metres south of Demarcation Stone No. 13: Nieuwpoort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lombardsijde and Westende.
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 Demarcation Stone No. 13: Nieuwpoort.
Nieuwpoort-Bad
Hamlet
Photo: Leo Van Vreckem, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nieuwpoort-Bad is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Demarcation Stone No. 13: Nieuwpoort.
Demarcation Stone No. 13: Nieuwpoort
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Nieuwpoort, Arrondissement of Veurne, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
51.13291° or 51° 7′ 59″ northLongitude
2.7605° or 2° 45′ 38″ eastOpen location code
9F344QM6+56OpenStreetMap ID
node 8504626139OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Demarcation Stone No. 13: Nieuwpoort” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Demarcatiepaal nr. 13: Nieuwpoort”
- French: “Borne Vauthier № 13 : Nieuport”
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