Tortelbos

Tortelbos is a forest in West Flanders, Flanders. Tortelbos is situated nearby to the village Voormezele, as well as near Dikkebus.

Places of Interest

Highlights include In Flanders Fields Museum and Saint Martin’s Church.

In Flanders Fields Museum

Museum

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The In Flanders Fields Museum is a museum in Ypres, Belgium, dedicated to the study of the First World War. It occupies the second floor of the Cloth Hall on the market square in the city centre.

St Martin's Church, also called St Martin's Cathedral, is a church and former cathedral in the Belgian city of Ypres. It was a cathedral and the seat of the former diocese of Ypres from 1561 to 1801, and is still commonly referred to as such.

Ieper railway station

Railway station

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Ieper railway station is a railway station in Ypres in West Flanders, Belgium. The station was opened in 1854, during the reign of King Leopold I. It is located on railway line 69 from Kortrijk to Poperinge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ypres and Vlamertinge.

Ypres

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Ypres is a friendly town of 35,000 inhabitants in Flanders endowed with wonderful architecture and a troubled past. Ypres is best known as the site of three major battles of the First World War, the most famous being the Battle of Passchendaele from July to November 1917.

Vlamertinge

Village

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Vlamertinge is a village in the Belgian province of West Flanders and a borough of the city of Ypres. The village centre of Vlamertinge lies just outside the city centre of Ypres, along the main road N38 to the nearby town of Poperinge.