Hill 60 Preserved Battlefield (WWI)
Hill 60 Preserved Battlefield (WWI) is a nature reserve in Ypres, West Flanders, Flanders. Hill 60 Preserved Battlefield (WWI) is situated nearby to the hamlet Zwarteleen, as well as near the locality Mount Sorrel (WWI).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
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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.
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.
Hill 60 Preserved Battlefield (WWI)
- Type: Nature reserve
- Also known as: “Heuvel 60 bewaarde Slagveld (Eerste Wereldoorlog)”
- Categories: tourism, recreation area, historic site, and battlefield
- Location: Ypres, Arrondissement of Ypres, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.8235° or 50° 49′ 25″ northLongitude
2.9295° or 2° 55′ 46″ eastOpen location code
9F24RWFH+CQOpenStreetMap ID
way 143178289OpenStreetMap feature
historic=battlefieldOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=tourismOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Zwarteleen and Mount Sorrel (WWI).
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Highlights include Hill 60 Crater and Caterpillar Crater.
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