Britse 8 Inch Howitzer
Britse 8 Inch Howitzer is a cannon in Zonnebeke, Arrondissement of Ypres, Flanders. Britse 8 Inch Howitzer is situated nearby to the historic building Zwembadhuis, as well as near the garden Museumtuin (Passchendaele Museum).| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917 and Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk.
Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917
Museum
The Passchendaele Museum in Zonnebeke, Belgium, is a museum devoted to the Battle of Passchendaele in 1917. In this battle in only 100 days, almost 500,000 men were killed to gain only eight kilometres of ground. Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917 is situated 150 metres northwest of Britse 8 Inch Howitzer.
Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk
Church
Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk is a church, which is situated 330 metres north of Britse 8 Inch Howitzer.
Polygon Wood Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Polygon Wood Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War. It is located in Belgium, in what was the Ypres Salient on the Western Front. Polygon Wood Cemetery is situated 1½ km south of Britse 8 Inch Howitzer.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zonnebeke and Beselare.
Zonnebeke
Town
Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zonnebeke is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of Beselare, Gheluvelt, Passendale, Zandvoorde and Zonnebeke proper.
Beselare
Village
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Beselare is a village, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Britse 8 Inch Howitzer.
Passendale
Village
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Passendale or Passchendaele is a rural Belgian village in the Zonnebeke municipality of West Flanders province. It is close to the town of Ypres, situated on the hill ridge separating the historical wetlands of the Yser and Leie valleys. Passendale is situated 4 km northeast of Britse 8 Inch Howitzer.
Britse 8 Inch Howitzer
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: tourism, cannon, and historic site
- Location: Zonnebeke, Arrondissement of Ypres, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.8697° or 50° 52′ 11″ northLongitude
2.98994° or 2° 59′ 24″ eastOpen location code
9F24VX9Q+VXOpenStreetMap ID
node 8753720562OpenStreetMap feature
historic=cannonOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Zwembadhuis and Museumtuin (Passchendaele Museum).
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