Zwarte Leen
Zwarte Leen is a forest in Ypres, West Flanders, Flanders. Zwarte Leen is situated nearby to the locality Mount Sorrel (WWI), as well as near Observatory Ridge (WWI).| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sanctuary Wood Museum Hill 62 and Hill 62 Memorial.
Sanctuary Wood Museum Hill 62
Museum
Photo: Harm.frielink, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Sanctuary Wood Museum Hill 62, 3 km east of Ypres, Belgium is a private museum located in the neighborhood of the Canadian Hill 62 Memorial and the Sanctuary Wood Cemetery.
Hill 62 Memorial
Park
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Canadian Hill 62 Memorial is a war memorial that commemorates the actions of the Canadian Corps in defending the southern stretches of the Ypres Salient between April and August 1916 including actions in battle at the St Eloi Craters, Hill 62, Mount Sorrel and Sanctuary Wood.
Hill 60 Preserved Battlefield (WWI)
Nature reserve
Photo: ViennaUK, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hill 60 is a World War I battlefield memorial site and park in the Zwarteleen area of Zillebeke south of Ypres, Belgium. It is located about 4.6 kilometres from the centre of Ypres and is directly on the railway line to Comines.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zillebeke and Hollebeke.
Zillebeke
Village
Photo: AndyMalengier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zillebeke is a village in the Flemish province of West Flanders in Belgium. It is a former municipality which is now part of Ypres.
Hollebeke
Village
Hollebeke is a Flemish village in the Belgian province of West Flanders, now part of Ypres.
Zandvoorde
Village
Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zandvoorde is a village in the Belgian province of West Flanders and a part of the municipality of Zonnebeke. Zandvoorde is a rural village, in the rolling landscape of the southern part of the province.
Zwarte Leen
- Type: Forest
- Location: Ypres, Arrondissement of Ypres, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.8243° or 50° 49′ 28″ northLongitude
2.9382° or 2° 56′ 17″ eastOpen location code
9F24RWFQ+P7OpenStreetMap ID
way 137843839OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mount Sorrel (WWI) and Zwarteleen.
Notable Places Nearby
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