Demarcation Stone No. 3: 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.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sint-Laurentiuskerk and Ramskapelle Belgian Military Cemetery.
Sint-Laurentiuskerk
Church
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sint-Laurentiuskerk is a church, which is situated 290 metres east of Demarcation Stone No. 3: Nieuwpoort.
Ramskapelle Belgian Military Cemetery
Cemetery
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Ramskapelle Belgian Military Cemetery is situated 650 metres northeast of Demarcation Stone No. 3: Nieuwpoort.
Sasje van Dierendonck
Lock
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Sasje van Dierendonck is a lock, which is situated 2 km north of Demarcation Stone No. 3: Nieuwpoort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wulpen and Lombardsijde.
Wulpen
Village
Wulpen is a village in the municipality of Koksijde in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The village can be reached via the N39. Until 1970, Wulpen was an independent municipality. Wulpen is situated 4 km west of Demarcation Stone No. 3: Nieuwpoort.
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. Lombardsijde is situated 4½ km north of Demarcation Stone No. 3: Nieuwpoort.
Mannekensvere
Suburb
Mannekensvere is a small rural village in Belgium, located in the Polder region. Mannekensvere is a part of the seaside municipality of Middelkerke. The village is located along the Yser river. Mannekensvere is situated 4½ km northeast of Demarcation Stone No. 3: Nieuwpoort.
Demarcation Stone No. 3: Nieuwpoort
- Type: Memorial
- Category: historic site
- Location: Nieuwpoort, Arrondissement of Veurne, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
51.10922° or 51° 6′ 33″ northLongitude
2.75885° or 2° 45′ 32″ eastOpen location code
9F344Q55+MGOpenStreetMap ID
node 8511381767OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Demarcation Stone No. 3: Nieuwpoort” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Demarcatiepaal nr. 3: Nieuwpoort”
- French: “Borne Vauthier № 3 : Nieuport”
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Highlights include Dorpshuis and Zesde Linieplein.
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