Belgian military cemetery and Vrijbos (Houthulst, Belgium)
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General information about the 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.
Mispakt u niet aan de grootte van het bos. Alhoewel 352 hectares als bos al als een groter bos kan worden aanzien, het publiek gedeelte is beduidend kleiner. In totaal is er immers maar liefst 200 ha militair domein (volledig omzoomd met draad), slechts 67 ha toegankelijk staatsbos en nog 85 ha privédomein. In het bos worden regelmatig reeën gespot. Het is een relatief jong bos: tijdens de eerste wereldoorlog werd het bos quasi volledig vernietigd. Nadien werd gezorgd voor heraanplanting.
Laatste nieuws: op 20 mei 2026 werd bekend dat vandalen meer dan 100 graven grondig hebben beschadigd: zo werden heel wat bronzen platen afgerukt van de zerken. Lees hier meer daarover.
Geographical information
Adres: Vossedreef , 8650 Houthulst, West-Vlaanderen, Vlaanderen, België
Geografische coördinaten:
– Google Maps: Latitude = 50.9664592 – Longitude = 2.9479817
– Open Street Maps: Latitude = 50.966498 – Longitude = 2.948523
– Altitude h = 24 m
Aanduiding van Belgische militaire begraafplaats en Vrijbos op:
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Route naar Belgische militaire begraafplaats en Vrijbos: Route via Google Maps
Meteo
21°C
| Day | Condition | Temperature | Precipitation | Rain Chance | Wind | Humidity | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Today
9:00 p.m.
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 light rain
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21° | 22°°C | 1 mm | 100% | 8 Km/h | 93 % | 1023 mb |
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Tomorrow
9:00 p.m.
|
light rain
|
16° | 25°°C | 1 mm | 100% | 8 Km/h | 97 % | 1023 mb |
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Sat, May 26
9:00 PM
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 light rain
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12° | 19°°C | 1 mm | 100% | 16 Km/h | 97 % | 1018 mb |
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Sun, May 26
9:00 PM
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cloudy
|
10° | 21°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 12 Km/h | 99 % | 1019 mb |
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ma jun 26
21:00
|
light rain
|
11° | 17°°C | 1 mm | 100% | 19 Km/h | 98 % | 1012 mb |
| Hour | Condition | Temperature | Precipitation | Rain Chance | Wind | Humidity | Pressure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Today
6:00 a.m.
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partly cloudy
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15° | 18°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 6 Km/h | 80 % | 1023 mb |
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Today
9:00 a.m.
|
 slightly cloudy
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21° | 26°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 8 Km/h | 64 % | 1023 mb |
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Today
12:00
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slightly cloudy
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28° | 28°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 8 Km/h | 45 % | 1023 mb |
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Today
3:00 p.m.
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cloudy
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29° | 29°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 8 Km/h | 46 % | 1022 mb |
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Today
6:00 p.m.
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light rain
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23° | 23°°C | 1 mm | 100% | 8 Km/h | 88 % | 1022 mb |
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Today
9:00 p.m.
|
light rain
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18° | 18°°C | 1 mm | 100% | 7 Km/h | 93 % | 1023 mb |
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Tomorrow
12:00 AM
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light rain
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17° | 17°°C | 1 mm | 100% | 2 Km/h | 91 % | 1023 mb |
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Tomorrow
03:00
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 cloudy
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16° | 16°°C | 0 mm | 0% | 5 Km/h | 92 % | 1021 mb |
Online information about the 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
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