Ypres is a Belgian city and municipality in the province of West Flanders. Though
the Dutch name Ieper is the official one, the city's French name Ypres 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.
Cloth Hall in the Grand Place
Excerpt from the chronicle of Ypres, with numerous legends and anecdotes. Written in the 18th century
Siege of Ypres in 1794 by General Pichegru, (Musée de la Révolution française)
Ypres's shell-blasted Cloth Hall burns
West Flemish is a collection of Dutch dialects spoken in western Belgium and the neighbouring areas of France and the Netherlands.
Bachten de Kupe [nl; vls] scenic road sign.
Apartment building in Blankenberge (Belgium) with West Flemish name "Yzeren Rampe" (Iron embankment)