Theme Week Belgium – Ypres in West Flanders

4 December 2014 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, UNESCO World Heritage Reading Time:  8 minutes

Grote Markt, the market square © Tony Grist

Grote Markt, the market square © Tony Grist

Ypres is a Belgian municipality located in the Flemish province of West Flanders. Though Ieper is the Dutch and only official name, the city’s French name, Ypres, is most commonly used in English due to its role in World War I when only French was in official use in Belgian documents, including on maps. The municipality comprises the city of Ypres and the villages of Boezinge, Brielen, Dikkebus, Elverdinge, Hollebeke, Sint-Jan, Vlamertinge, Voormezele, Zillebeke, and Zuidschote. Together, they are home to some 35,000 inhabitants.   read more…

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