Huikerbossen

Huikerbossen is a forest in Heuvelland, Arrondissement of Ypres, Flanders. Huikerbossen is situated nearby to the hamlet Oosttaverne, as well as near the village Hollebeke.

Places of Interest

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

Bayernwald Trenches

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

Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Geboortekerk

Church

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Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Geboortekerk is a church.

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 Belgium during the war.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ypres and Wijtschate.

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.