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…

Boom on Rupel river

3 November 2012 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

Mainstage Tomorrowland 2010 © YouryDW

Mainstage Tomorrowland 2010 © YouryDW

Boom is a municipality located in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the province of Antwerp. The municipality only comprises the town of Boom proper. It has a population of 16,000 inhabitants. Residents are known as “Boomers”. Boom is located between three big cities (Brussels, Antwerp and Mechelen) and near the Rupel river.   read more…

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