Zillebekevijver

Zillebekevijver is a lake in West Flanders, Flanders. Zillebekevijver is situated near the locality Hoge Voete, as well as near the neighborhood De Vloei.

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Places of Interest

Highlights: Saint Martin’s Church and In Flanders Fields Museum.

Saint Martin’s Church

Church

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St Martin's Church, also called St Martin's Cathedral, is a church and former cathedral in the Belgian city of Ypres. It was a cathedral and the seat of the former diocese of Ypres from 1561 to 1801, and is still commonly referred to as such.

In Flanders Fields Museum

Museum

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The In Flanders Fields Museum is a museum in Ypres, Belgium, dedicated to the study of the First World War. It occupies the second floor of the Cloth Hall on the market square in the city centre.

Sanctuary Wood Museum Hill 62

Museum

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The Sanctuary Wood Museum Hill 62, 3 km east of Ypres, Belgium is a private museum located in the neighborhood of the Canadian Hill 62 Memorial and the Sanctuary Wood Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ypres and Zillebeke.

Ypres

Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.