Huikerbossen

Huikerbossen is a forest in , , . Huikerbossen is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bayernwald Trenches and Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Geboortekerk.

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Croonaert Wood is a location in the municipality of near , . It is a lightly forested area known for the open-air museum located there.

Church
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is a church.

Cemetery
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Spoilbank is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located in the Ypres Salient on the Western Front. The cemetery grounds were assigned to the United Kingdom in perpetuity by the King of Belgium in recognition of the sacrifices made by the British Empire in the defence and liberation of during the war.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ypres and Heuvelland.

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is a friendly town of 35,000 inhabitants in endowed with wonderful architecture and a troubled past. 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.

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is a thinly populated rural municipality, in . 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.

Village
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is a village.

Huikerbossen

Latitude
50.8033° or 50° 48′ 12″ north
Longitude
2.9159° or 2° 54′ 57″ east
Open location code
9F24RW38+88
Open­Street­Map ID
way 286387811
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­forest
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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Golf & Countryclub De Palingbeek and 19ᵗʰ Bn Canadian Infantry, Daylight Raid Memorial.

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