Command Bunker Kemmel
Command Bunker Kemmel is a bunker in Heuvelland, Arrondissement of Ypres, Flanders which is located on Lettingstraat. Command Bunker Kemmel is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Belvedère, as well as near the peak Kemmelberg.Photo: Stijnw, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Bunker
- Description: command bunker of the Belgian Army during the Cold War
- Also known as: “Commandobunker Kemmel” and “Kemmel command bunker”
- Address: Lettingstraat 64, Dranouter, Heuvelland, 8951
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kemmelberg and Belvedère.
Kemmelberg
Peak
Photo: Jeanjvc, CC BY-SA 2.0 be.
The Kemmelberg is a hill formation in Flanders, Belgium. It is located less than a kilometre from the village of Kemmel, part of the municipality of Heuvelland in the province of West Flanders.
Belvedère
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Hans Erren, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Belvedère is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 360 metres north of Command Bunker Kemmel.
Lindenhoek Chalet Military Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lindenhoek Chalet Military Cemetery is situated 500 metres east of Command Bunker Kemmel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heuvelland and Dranouter.
Heuvelland
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Heuvelland is a thinly populated rural municipality, in West Flanders. The area experienced many major battles during World War I, as part of the Ypres Salient area, and now has several cemeteries and other historical sites.
Dranouter
Village
Photo: Pierre André Leclercq, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dranouter is a village and a deelgemeente in the municipality of Heuvelland in West Flanders, Belgium. Dranouter was an independent municipality before the 1977 local government reforms. Dranouter is situated 2½ km southwest of Command Bunker Kemmel.
Wulverghem
Village
Photo: Friedrich Tellberg, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wulverghem is a Belgian village. It is the smallest village in the Heuvelland Municipality, with 260 people, and a total area of 350 hectares. Wulverghem is situated 3 km southeast of Command Bunker Kemmel.
Command Bunker Kemmel
- Categories: museum, memorial, building, historic site, and military installation
- Location: Heuvelland, Arrondissement of Ypres, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.77595° or 50° 46′ 33″ northLongitude
2.81673° or 2° 49′ 0″ eastOpen location code
9F24QRG8+9MOpenStreetMap ID
way 198248825OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunkerOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
military=bunkerWikidata ID
Q2274372
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Command Bunker Kemmel” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Commandobunker van Kemmel”
- French: “bunker de commandement Kemmel”
- French: “Bunker de commandement Kemmel”
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Highlights include Provinciedomein Kemmelberg and Kasteel De Warande.
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