Ypres is a Belgian city and municipality in the province of West Flanders. Its official Dutch name is Ieper, though the French name Ypres is the name most commonly used in English. The municipality comprises the city of Ypres itself and the villages of Boezinge, Brielen, Dikkebus, Elverdinge, Hollebeke, Sint-Jan, Vlamertinge, Voormezele, Zillebeke and Zuidschote, together home to about 34,900 inhabitants.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Founding Year Population Estimate Year Latitude50.850833 degrees north 1 Elevation Band Climate Zone FAQs
What is the Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate in Ypres?
Sounded every evening at 8 p.m. at the Menin Gate since 1928.
The Last Post is a bugle call sounded every evening at 8 p.m. under the vaults of the Menin Gate in Ypres. According to the city's tourism office, it has been blown there every evening since 1928.
Sources
1. Ypres (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 35,039 (2022)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 50.850833, longitude 2.885
P2046 (area)
area 130.61 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 35039 (2022)
View the Source2. Ypres (Wikipedia)
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Ypres ( EE-prə, French: [ipʁ] ; Dutch: Ieper [ˈipər] ; West Flemish: Yper; German: Ypern [ˈyːpɐn] ) is a Belgian city and municipality in the province of West Flanders.
Source text, founding-year-range-start: 1066
It is first mentioned by name in 1066 and is probably named after the river Ieperlee on the banks of which it was founded.
Source text, founding-year-range-end: 1066
It is first mentioned by name in 1066 and is probably named after the river Ieperlee on the banks of which it was founded.
Source text, founding-year: 1066
It is first mentioned by name in 1066 and is probably named after the river Ieperlee on the banks of which it was founded.
- In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source3. GeoNames: Ieper - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2795100
50.85114 2.88569 P PPLA3 BE VLG VWV 33 33011 35089 24 Europe/Brussels
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 24 m
View the Source 4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 50.75, 2.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 50.75, 2.75
50.75 2.75 Cfb
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