Kemmel French Ossuary

Kemmel French Ossuary is a cemetery in Heuvelland, Arrondissement of Ypres, Flanders. Kemmel French Ossuary is situated near the park Provinciedomein Kemmelberg, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Belvedère.

Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Cemetery
Description: ossuary in Belgium
Also known as: “Frans massagraf - Ossuaire Kemmelberg” and “Kemmelberg Ossuary”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Kemmelberg and Belvedère.

Kemmelberg

Peak

Photo: Jeanjvc, CC BY-SA 2.0 be.

The Kemmelberg is a hill formation in Flanders, Belgium. It is located less than a kilometre from the village of Kemmel, part of the municipality of Heuvelland in the province of West Flanders.

Belvedère

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Hans Erren, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Belvedère is a scenic viewpoint, which is situated 550 metres east of Kemmel French Ossuary.

Monteberg

Peak

Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY 2.5.

Monteberg is a peak.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kemmel and Dranouter.

Kemmel

Village

Photo: ChrisDeLompret, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Kemmel is a village.

Dranouter

Village

Photo: Pierre André Leclercq, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dranouter is a village and a deelgemeente in the municipality of Heuvelland in West Flanders, Belgium. Dranouter was an independent municipality before the 1977 local government reforms.

Loker is a small village in the Belgian province of West Flanders, and a part of the municipality of Heuvelland. For the major part of World War I, the city was controlled by the Allied Powers. Loker is situated 2½ km west of Kemmel French Ossuary.

Kemmel French Ossuary

Categories: ossuary, war memorial, and burial
Location: Heuvelland, Arrondissement of Ypres, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

50.77907° or 50° 46′ 45″ north

Longitude

2.80771° or 2° 48′ 28″ east

Open location code

9F24QRH5+J3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 91676848

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=cemetery

Wikidata ID

Q2073286

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Slovenian—“Kemmel French Ossuary” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Frans massagraf - Ossuarium Kemmelberg”
Dutch: “Ossuaire Kemmelberg”
French: “ossuaire français du Mont Kemmel”
French: “Ossuaire français du mont Kemmel”
Italian: “Ossario francese del Kemmelberg”
Slovenian: “Kostnica Kemmelberg”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Provinciedomein Kemmelberg and Command Bunker Kemmel.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Au Chalet and Memorial for the French soldiers 1914-1918.

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