Poelkapelle
in Provincie West-Vlaanderen of Flanders, Belgium
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Wevelgem Airport (13 mi) - Ostend-Bruges International Airport (20 mi)
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Dunkerque les Moeres Airport (20 mi) - Merville-Calonne Airport (25 mi)
- Lille-Lesquin Airport (25 mi)
- Brussels Airport (67 mi)
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Eindhoven Airport (111 mi) - Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (123 mi)
- Charles de Gaulle International Airport (133 mi)
- Paris-Orly Airport (154 mi)
- Historic Centre of Brugge (Unesco heritage, 23 mi)
- Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai (Unesco heritage, 29 mi)
- Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin (Unesco heritage, 41 mi)
- Fortifications of Vauban (Unesco heritage, 45 mi)
- Major Mining Sites of Wallonia (Unesco heritage, 51 mi)
- Belfries of Belgium and France (Unesco heritage, 53 mi)
- Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons) (Unesco heritage, 56 mi)
- The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut) (Unesco heritage, 60 mi)
- La Grand-Place, Brussels (Unesco heritage, 61 mi)
- Amiens Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 76 mi)
- Ieper Open Golf (Golf course, 5 mi)
- Golf & Country Club De Palingbeek (Golf course, 6 mi)
- Westgolf Course (Golf course, 18 mi)
- Wellington Golf Course (Golf course, 21 mi)
- Royal Ostend Golf Club (Golf course, 25 mi)
- Royal Zoute Golf Club (Golf course, 33 mi)
- Landmeterskantoor Sabbe (observation point, (9 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 50.918 and 2.957 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 50° 55' 4" and E 2° 57' 24"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- Dutch, French, German
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 08:20 PM (Sunday)
- Timezone: Europe/Brussels
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:25 am and 9:05 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Belgium.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Belgium. Last Update: 2024-04-28 08:22:10
Discover Poelkapelle
Poelkapelle in Provincie West-Vlaanderen (Flanders) is a city in Belgium about 61 mi (or 98 km) west of Brussels, the country's capital city.
Local time in Poelkapelle is now 08:20 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Europe / Brussels with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 10 airports in the vicinity of Poelkapelle, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Belgium is Wevelgem Airport in a distance of 13 mi (or 21 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Belgium is Historic Centre of Brugge in a distance of 23 mi (or 37 km), North-East. Also, if you like golfing, there are a few options in driving distance. We discovered 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. Looking for a place to stay? we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Ieper, Diksmuide, Saint-Yvon, Ostend and Lille. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 52 °F
| Morning Temperature | 9°C / 49 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Night Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 81% |
| Air Pressure | 1007 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Strong breeze with 19 km/h (12 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 96% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Monday, 29th of April 2024
16°C (61 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Few clouds, moderate breeze.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
17°C (63 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
19°C (67 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, broken clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Manoir Jopa
Menin Gate House
Ariane
Apartment Froidure
't Oud gemeentehuis Poelkapelle
Novotel Ieper Centrum Flanders Fields
B&B Hortensia
Alliance Hotel Ieper Centrum
Albion Hotel
Albertushof
Videos from this area
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The Faces of Tyne Cot CWGC Cemetery, Belgium
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Buttes New British Cemetry at polygon wood
Recent bezoek aan Buttes New British Cemetry in Zonnebeke. Recent visit to Buttes New British Cemetry, Zonnebeke foto's zijn verkrijgbaar op aanvraag. pictur...
Tyne Cot Memorial Approach to
Approach to the Tyne Cot Memorial in Belgium from the Passchendaele museum & Zonnebeke direction.
Tyne Cot Commonwealth War Memorial. May 15th, 2013
via YouTube Capture.
Jonckheere TransCity #550231
Jonckheere TransCity #550231 van exploitant Deceuninck komt aan te Zonnebeke na een beperkt ritje op lijn 94 - juni 2009.
CHOREOGRAPHY BY PIPE BAND RBLS PASSCHENDAELE 1917
CHOREOGRAPHY BY PIPE BAND "RBLS PASSCHENDAELE 1917" / Flanders Scottish Memorial Day 24 04 2011 / Taptoe Tattoo Zonnebeke Flanders / http://www.passchendaele1917.be/
Jesse De Veirman in Zonnebeke 2014
Jesse start goed in de Kasteelcross, maar maakt enkele slippertjes, die hem een plaatsje of 4 kosten. Jesse eindigt als 14de de wedstrijd, van de 26 nieuwelingen.
WWI Trench, Memorial Museum Passchendaele, Zonnebeke, Belgium
A walkthrough the reconstructed World War I trench system at the Memorial Museum Passchendaele.
The Tyne Cot CWGC Cemetery, nr Ieper Belgium
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Approach to Passchendaele Museum
Approach to Passchendaele Museum from N37 out of Ypres. www.montythemotorhome.com @montymotorhome montythemotorhome.blogspot.co.uk.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Second Battle of Ypres
The Second Battle of Ypres was a First World War battle fought for control of the strategic Flemish town of Ypres in western Belgium in the spring of 1915, following the First Battle of Ypres the previous autumn. It marked the first time that Germany used poison gas on a large scale on the Western Front. Additionally, the battle was the first time that a former colonial force defeated a major European power on European soil, in the Battle of St. Julien-Kitcheners' Wood.
Langemark German war cemetery
The German war cemetery of Langemark (also spelt 'Langemarck') is near the village of Langemark, part of the municipality of Langemark-Poelkapelle, in the Belgian province of West Flanders. More than 44,000 soldiers are buried here. The village was the scene of the first gas attacks by the German army, marking the beginning of the Second Battle of Ypres in April 1915.
Tyne Cot
Tyne Cot Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery and Memorial to the Missing is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) burial ground for the dead of the First World War in the Ypres Salient on the Western Front. The cemetery grounds were assigned to the United Kingdom in perpetuity by King Albert I of Belgium in recognition of the sacrifices made by the British Empire in the defence and liberation of Belgium during the war.
Saint Julien Memorial
The St. Julien Memorial is a Canadian war memorial and small commemorative park located in the village of Saint-Julien, Belgium. The memorial commemorates the Canadian First Division's participation in the Second Battle of Ypres of World War I which included the defence against the first poison gas attacks along the Western Front.
Battle of Poelcappelle
The Battle of Poelcappelle (9 October 1917) marked the end of the string of highly successful British attacks in late September and early October 1917, during the Third Battle of Ypres. Only the supporting attack in the north achieved a substantial advance. On the main front the German defences withstood the limited amount of artillery fire achieved by the British after the attack of 4 October.
Langemark
Langemark is a village in the Belgian province of West-Flanders, and a "deelgemeente" of the municipality of Langemark-Poelkapelle. The village has about 5000 inhabitants. Besides the village center, there are also two smaller hamlets on the territory, Madonna and Sint-Juliaan.
Buffs Road Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery
Buffs Road Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located near Ypres (now Ieper) in Belgium on the Western Front. The cemetery grounds were assigned to the United Kingdom in perpetuity by King Albert I of Belgium in recognition of the sacrifices made by the British Empire in the defence and liberation of Belgium during the war.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Poelkapelle.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Poelcappelle, Poelkapelle
