Ypres facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Ypres
Ieper |
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| Country | Belgium | ||
| Region | Flemish Region | ||
| Community | Flemish Community | ||
| Province | West Flanders | ||
| Arrondissement | Ypres | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 130.61 km2 (50.43 sq mi) | ||
| Population
(January 2010)
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| • Total | 34,962 | ||
| • Density | 267.682/km2 (693.29/sq mi) | ||
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| • Foreigners | 1.89% (1 July 2005) | ||
| Postal codes |
8900, 8902, 8904, 8906, 8908
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| Area codes | 057 | ||
Ypres (Dutch: Ieper) is a municipality in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality is made up of the city of Ypres and the villages of Boezinge, Brielen, Dikkebus, Elverdinge, Hollebeke, Sint-Jan, Vlamertinge, Voormezele, Zillebeke, and Zuidschote. In 2007, 34919 people lived in the municipality. It is at 50° 51 North, 02° 53 East. Poison gas was first used here, in the Second Battle of Ypres in 1917.
Images for kids
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Ypres on the Ferraris map (around 1775)
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Siege of Ypres in 1794 by General Pichegru, (Musée de la Révolution française).
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Ypres's shell-blasted Cloth Hall burns
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Ruins of Ypres – 1919
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The fountain in the Grote Markt, Ypres, opposite the Cloth Hall
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Cloth Hall and Grote Markt (Great Market) at night
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The Menin Gate
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Saint George's Memorial Church
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Cat Parade
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See also
In Spanish: Ypres para niños
