Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War in the Ypres Salient on the Western Front.Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Helleketelbos and Toc H.
Toc H
Museum
Photo: Chielbuseyne, Public domain.
Toc H is a registered charity and an international Christian movement. The name is an abbreviation for Talbot House, "Toc" signifying the letter T in the signals spelling alphabet used by the British Army in World War I. Toc H is situated 3½ km northeast of Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery.
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Church
Photo: Havang(nl), CC0.
Church of the Immaculate Conception is situated 2½ km southwest of Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Abele and Reningelst.
Abele
Hamlet
Abele is a small village or hamlet in the city of Poperinge, in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The village is located on the territory of Poperinge proper and its "deelgemeente" Watou, but is also partly located on French territory.
Reningelst
Suburb
Reningelst is a rural village in the Belgian province of West Flanders, and a "deelgemeente" of the municipality Poperinge. The village has about 1405 inhabitants. Reningelst is situated 4½ km east of Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery.
Watou
Suburb
Watou is a village in the Belgian province of West Flanders and a district of the town of Poperinge. The village has a population of 1,900. It lies on the border with France. Watou is situated 7 km northwest of Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery.
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: CWGC cemetery in Belgium
- Categories: Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintained cemetery, historic site, and burial
- Location: Poperinge, Arrondissement of Ypres, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.82929° or 50° 49′ 45″ northLongitude
2.70118° or 2° 42′ 4″ eastOperator
Commonwealth War Graves CommissionOpen location code
9F24RPH2+PFOpenStreetMap ID
way 91137901OpenStreetMap feature
historic=cemeteryOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q1934651
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Vlaams—“Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Lijssenthoek Militærkirkegård”
- Dutch: “Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery”
- Hungarian: “Lijssenthoek katonai temető”
- Japanese: “ライセントホーク軍人墓地”
- Slovenian: “vojaško pokopališče Lijssenthoek”
- Swedish: “Lijssenthoeks militärkyrkogård”
- Vlaams: “Lijssenthoek”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lijssenthoek bezoekerscentrum and De Bommelaer.
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