Demarcation Stone No. 9: 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.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Nieuwpoort Lighthouse and Sint-Bernarduskerk.

Lighthouse
Photo: MJJR, CC BY 2.5.
is situated 710 metres northeast of Demarcation Stone No. 9: Nieuwpoort.

Church
Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 1 km southwest of Demarcation Stone No. 9: Nieuwpoort.

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The King Albert I Memorial, also named the , is a at the coastal city of . It is located right outside the old town, on the right bank of the at the lock complex . is situated 3 km southeast of Demarcation Stone No. 9: Nieuwpoort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nieuwpoort-Bad and Lombardsijde.

Hamlet
Photo: Leo Van Vreckem, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet.

Village
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, also Lombartzyde, is a district in the Belgian municipality of in province, in northwestern near . Fighting occurred in and around during World War I.

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is a beach resort and medieval port on the Belgian sea coast in . 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.

Demarcation Stone No. 9: Nieuwpoort

Latitude
51.15078° or 51° 9′ 3″ north
Longitude
2.72199° or 2° 43′ 19″ east
Network
Western Front demarcation stone
Open location code
9F345P2C+8Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8514826372
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­memorial
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to French—“Demarcation Stone No. 9: Nieuwpoort” goes by many names.

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Highlights: Zeedijk and toerisme info.

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