La Douve, anc. fme
La Douve, anc. fme is a forest in Mesen, Arrondissement of Ypres, Flanders which is located on Route de Neuve-Eglise. La Douve, anc. fme is situated nearby to the town Mesen, as well as near the neighborhood St Yvon.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ploegsteert Wood and Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing.
Ploegsteert Wood
Forest
Ploegsteert Wood was a sector of the Western Front in Flanders in World War I, part of the Ypres Salient. It is located around the Belgian village of Ploegsteert, Wallonia.
Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing
Garden
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
The Ploegsteert Memorial to the Missing is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission memorial in Belgium for missing soldiers of World War I. It commemorates men from the Allied Powers who fought on the northern Western Front outside the Ypres Salient and whose graves are unknown.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heuvelland and Warneton.
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.
Warneton
Village
Photo: Floflo62, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Warneton is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is part of the Métropole Européenne de Lille.
Ploegsteert
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.
Ploegsteert is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Comines-Warneton, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It is the most westerly settlement of Wallonia.
La Douve, anc. fme
- Type: Forest
- Address: Route de Neuve-Eglise
- Location: Mesen, Arrondissement of Ypres, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.7536° or 50° 45′ 13″ northLongitude
2.9004° or 2° 54′ 2″ eastOpen location code
9F24QW32+C5OpenStreetMap ID
way 861357541OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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