Sanctuary Wood Cemetery
Sanctuary Wood Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemetery for the dead of the First World War, 5 km east of Ypres, Belgium, near Hooge in the municipality of Zillebeke.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sanctuary Wood Museum Hill 62 and Hill 62 Memorial.
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. Sanctuary Wood Museum Hill 62 is situated 210 metres southeast of Sanctuary Wood Cemetery.
Hill 62 Memorial
Park
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The Canadian Hill 62 Memorial is a war memorial that commemorates the actions of the Canadian Corps in defending the southern stretches of the Ypres Salient between April and August 1916 including actions in battle at the St Eloi Craters, Hill 62, Mount Sorrel and Sanctuary Wood. Hill 62 Memorial is situated 450 metres southeast of Sanctuary Wood Cemetery.
Maple Copse Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maple Copse Cemetery is situated 490 metres southwest of Sanctuary Wood Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zillebeke and Hollebeke.
Zillebeke
Village
Photo: AndyMalengier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zillebeke is a village in the Flemish province of West Flanders in Belgium. It is a former municipality which is now part of Ypres.
Hollebeke
Village
Hollebeke is a Flemish village in the Belgian province of West Flanders, now part of Ypres. Hollebeke is situated 3½ km south of Sanctuary Wood Cemetery.
Zandvoorde
Village
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Zandvoorde is a village in the Belgian province of West Flanders and a part of the municipality of Zonnebeke. Zandvoorde is a rural village, in the rolling landscape of the southern part of the province. Zandvoorde is situated 4 km southeast of Sanctuary Wood Cemetery.
Sanctuary Wood Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: WWI CWGC cemetery in Ypres, Belgium
- Categories: Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery and burial
- Location: Ypres, Arrondissement of Ypres, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.83818° or 50° 50′ 17″ northLongitude
2.94411° or 2° 56′ 39″ eastOperator
Commonwealth War Graves CommissionOpen location code
9F24RWQV+7JOpenStreetMap ID
way 90633046OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q2238817
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Sanctuary Wood Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Sanctuary Wood Cemetery”
- German: “Sanctuary Wood Cemetery”
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Highlights include Mijnkrater and Hooge Crater Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Sanctuary Wood Cemetery”. Photo: Redvers, Public domain.