Ypres

Also known as leper

Ypres ( , ; ; ; ) is a Belgian city and municipality in the province of West Flanders. Though the Dutch name is the official one, the city's French name is most commonly used in English. The municipality comprises the city of Ypres/Ieper and the villages of Boezinge, Brielen, Dikkebus, Elverdinge, Hollebeke, Sint-Jan, Vlamertinge, Voormezele, Zillebeke, and Zuidschote. Together, they are home to about 34,900 inhabitants.

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Ypres is a city in the Belgian province of West Flanders that, along with its surrounding villages, is home to about 34,900 people. The city is commonly referred to by its French name in English, though its official Dutch name is Ieper.

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Key facts

Belgium municipality.name: Ypres
Belgium municipality.native_name_lang: nl
Belgium municipality.type: city
Belgium municipality.picture: Grand Place, Ypres.jpg
Belgium municipality.picture legend: Cloth Hall in the Grand Place
Belgium municipality.map: Ieper West-Flanders Belgium Map.svg
Belgium municipality.map legend: Location of Ypres in West Flanders
Belgium municipality.arms: Ieper wapen.svg
Belgium municipality.flag: Flag of Ypres.svg
Belgium municipality.province: West Flanders
Belgium municipality.arrondissement: Ypres
Belgium municipality.nis: 33011
Belgium municipality.mayor: Emmily Talpe (Open Ieper)
Belgium municipality.majority: Open Ieper, N-VA, Vooruit
Belgium municipality.postal codes: 8900, 8902, 8904, 8906, 8908
Belgium municipality.telephone area: 057

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Official website

Startpagina - Stad Ieper

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Encyclopedic overview

18 sections

Contents

History
Origins
First World War
War memory and memorial
Second World War
Ypres today
Sights
Town centre
Menin Gate
War graves
Events
Economy
Transport
Notable people
Twin cities
Notes
References
External links

During the First World War, Ypres (or "Wipers" as it was commonly known by the British troops) was the centre of the Battles of Ypres between German and Allied forces.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ypres” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.