Overview of Ypres

The official Dutch name for the city is Ieper - this is the version of the name you will see most commonly in and around the Flemish-speaking town. Most native English speakers, however, will know the town by its French name Ypres, as popularised in media and history texts during and immediately after the First World War. Read More »

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Streams in Provincie West-Vlaanderen, Flanders, Belgium
Provincie West-Vlaanderen, Flanders, Belgium
Heuvelland, Arrondissement Ieper, Provincie West-Vlaanderen, Flanders, Belgium
Hills in Provincie West-Vlaanderen, Flanders, Belgium
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Staden, Arrondissement Roeselare, Provincie West-Vlaanderen, Flanders, Belgium
Wervik, Arrondissement Ieper, Provincie West-Vlaanderen, Flanders, Belgium
  • Wervik, population 17,340, 13 km (8 miles)
Vleteren, Arrondissement Ieper, Provincie West-Vlaanderen, Flanders, Belgium
Houthulst, Arrondissement Diksmuide, Provincie West-Vlaanderen, Flanders, Belgium
Alveringem, Arrondissement Veurne, Provincie West-Vlaanderen, Flanders, Belgium
Poperinge, Arrondissement Ieper, Provincie West-Vlaanderen, Flanders, Belgium
  • Watou, 18 km (11 miles)
Wevelgem, Arrondissement Kortrijk, Provincie West-Vlaanderen, Flanders, Belgium
  • Wevelgem, population 30,954, 21 km (13 miles)
Kortemark, Arrondissement Diksmuide, Provincie West-Vlaanderen, Flanders, Belgium
Ledegem, Arrondissement Roeselare, Provincie West-Vlaanderen, Flanders, Belgium
Roeselare, Arrondissement Roeselare, Provincie West-Vlaanderen, Flanders, Belgium
Diksmuide, Arrondissement Diksmuide, Provincie West-Vlaanderen, Flanders, Belgium
  • Keiem, 26 km (16 miles)
Veurne, Arrondissement Veurne, Provincie West-Vlaanderen, Flanders, Belgium
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  • Buret, 44 km (27 miles)
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  • Rumes, population 4,918, 44 km (28 miles)
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Overview of Ypres is based on Ypres by Reinhart Van Simaeys, Claus Hansen, Globe-trotter, Cardboardbird, Stef.van.dessel, Pjamescowie, Inas, iGuide and others. Travel guides are available under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0. See background image credits.