Belgian military cemetery and Vrijbos (Houthulst, Belgium)
Photos – Info – Weather – Tips – Geo Info – Starry sky [- Tides]
General information about Belgian military cemetery and Vrijbos
This large military cemetery with 1,722 Belgian World War I graves is embedded in a 352-hectare forest. It adjoins the military domain known for the DOVO Poelkapelle demining service, which has its dismantling installations there. DOVO is the abbreviation of "Dienst voor Opruiming en Vernietiging van Ontploffingstuigen". By the way, did you know that in the year 2022, for example - just to give you an idea of the scope of its activities - this service turned out no less than 2,334 times? In 2019, it was even some 3,655 times!
This site was included in the UNSECO World Heritage list in 2023. So it is considered a world heritage site.
Don't miss out on the size of the forest. Although 352 hectares can already be considered a larger forest as a forest, the public portion is significantly smaller. After all, there are no less than 200 hectares of military domain (completely surrounded by wire), only 67 hectares of accessible state forest and another 85 hectares of private domain. Deer are regularly spotted in the forest. It is a relatively young forest: it was almost completely destroyed during the First World War. Afterwards it was replanted.
Geographical information
Address: Poelkapellestraat, Houthulst, West Flanders, Belgium
Geographic coordinates:
– Google Maps: Latitude = 50.9664592 – Longitude = 2.9479817
– Open Street Maps: Latitude = 50.966498 – Longitude = 2.948523
– Altitude h = 26 m
Indication of Belgian military cemetery and Vrijbos on:
Tourist map of Top.Vlaanderen – Google Maps – OpenStreetMap.
Route to Belgian military cemetery and Vrijbos: Route via Google Maps
Meteo
3°C
| Day | Condition | Temperature | Precipitation | Rain Chance | Wind | Humidity | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Today
22:00
|
cloudy
|
2° | 3°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 24 Km/h | 90 % | 1016 mb |
|
Tomorrow
22:00
|
 light rain
|
8° | 10°°C | 0.36 mm | 36% | 35 Km/h | 90 % | 1016 mb |
|
Wed Jan 26
10:00 p.m.
|
light rain
|
7° | 10°°C | 1 mm | 100% | 48 Km/h | 90 % | 1005 mb |
|
Thu Jan 26
10:00 p.m.
|
light rain
|
8° | 10°°C | 0.85 mm | 85% | 37 Km/h | 91 % | 994 mb |
|
Fri Jan 26
10:00 p.m.
|
light rain
|
6° | 8°°C | 1 mm | 100% | 34 Km/h | 92 % | 999 mb |
| Hour | Condition | Temperature | Precipitation | Rain Chance | Wind | Humidity | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Today
10:00
|
 partly cloudy
|
7° | 9°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 18 Km/h | 90 % | 1015 mb |
|
Today
13:00
|
partly cloudy
|
9° | 9°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 20 Km/h | 86 % | 1016 mb |
|
Today
16:00
|
partly cloudy
|
11° | 11°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 23 Km/h | 82 % | 1015 mb |
|
Today
19:00
|
cloudy
|
10° | 10°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 23 Km/h | 85 % | 1016 mb |
|
Today
22:00
|
cloudy
|
10° | 10°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 24 Km/h | 83 % | 1016 mb |
|
Tomorrow
01:00
|
cloudy
|
9° | 9°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 27 Km/h | 86 % | 1016 mb |
|
Tomorrow
04:00
|
light rain
|
9° | 9°°C | 0.27 mm | 27% | 26 Km/h | 90 % | 1015 mb |
|
Tomorrow
07:00
|
light rain
|
9° | 9°°C | 0.36 mm | 36% | 28 Km/h | 88 % | 1014 mb |
Starry sky above Belgian military cemetery and Vrijbos
Internet information from and about Belgian military cemetery and Vrijbos
Nature & Forest Agency page about the Vrijbos.
Wikipedia page about the Vrijbos: Dutch
Official website of DOVO.
Tourist Office “Visit Houthulst”:
Website – Facebook (municipality) – LinkedIn (municipality)
Tourism Westhoek (Westtoer)
Website – Facebook – Instagram
Our photos of the Belgian military cemetery and Vrijbos
Onze foto’s, video’s, … zijn allen (c) 2004-2026, Top.Vlaanderen, België. Ze mogen niet “zomaar” worden overgenomen of gebruikt. Ze zijn evenwel licentieerbaar. Wil U uw eigen toeristische attractie, B&B, vakantiewoning… laten fotograferen door ons, dat kan ook. Neem hiervoor contact met ons op via ons Contactformulier .
Photos from Jan. 25, 2024 - cemetery:
Click on any of the photos below to launch the photo carousel....
Photos from Jan. 25, 2024 - forest :
Click on any of the photos below to launch the photo carousel....
Spherical 360° photos
Want to know how such a spherical 360° photo is taken, check out our special page on the subject: "Taking a spherical 360° photo".
360° photos from May 9, 2020:
Disclaimer: All information presented on top.vlaanderen has been compiled with the utmost care. It is also checked regularly. If you have any comments, errors, additional information, etc... please contact us via our contact form. We are not responsible for possible incorrect or incomplete information.
