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 Hill 60 Preserved Battlefield (WWI).

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.

Hill 60 Preserved Battlefield (WWI)

Nature reserve

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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.

Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Geboortekerk

Church

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Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Geboortekerk is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ypres and Heuvelland.

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.

Heuvelland

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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.