Castle of Poeke
In Poeke, one of the boroughs of Aalter, there is a beautiful castle in the bend of the Poekebeek. From the road that takes you from Lotenhulle to Poeke, behind a high wrought iron fence lies the castle of Poeke. Especially the façade with its triangular pediment, its ornate windows and the two flanking towers impresses at first sight. To the side of the fencing, a centuries-old linden drive leads to the castle. The rosy facades and the access bridges are reflected in the clear water of the moat. Behind high walls live many centuries of special past ...
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The Poppy
This family B&B has been around for 10 years and was one of the first in this region, located in rural Passchendaele next to the impressive TyneCot Cemetery. Modern apartment for up to 6 people. A beautiful view of Ypres and the Flemish mountains. Formula with or without breakfast, including all linen, cleaning and discount booklet, starter package.
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Holidayhouse

Pool of Peace
On the site of this now peaceful pond once stood the Spanbroek Mill - Spanbroekmolen in Dutch. The pond is a crater that was formed on 7 June 1917, the opening day of the great Mine Battle of Messines (a large part of which was also fought around the neighbouring village of Wijtschate). Twenty-three huge mines, containing tens of thousands of tons of explosive, had been dug under the German lines by the Allies. The plan was to detonate them all simultaneously at Zero Hour. This had taken years of preparation, much of the work being carried out by Australian mining companies. The tunnel leading to this mine was begun as early as 1 January 1916. It was 571 metres long and the mine chamber - where the explosive was packed - was more than 30 metres beneath the German trenches. The 42 ton charge of ammonal created a crater that was 76 metres wide and 12 metres deep. A small number of the mines failed to explode. In the months before the offensive, the Germans had carried out several successful counter-mining operations. This was one of the tunnels that they had discovered with their listening apparatus and they set off a camouflet - a counter-mine - to try and destroy it. Part of the roof collapsed and the Allied tunnelers had to work against the clock to get the mine ready again before the infantry attack. Here at Spanbroekmolen, they only managed to reconnect the charge on 6 June, the day before the infantry attack was due to start. The plan worked. 19 of the mines exploded, the German lines were destroyed and the Allied infantry was able to advance a number of kilometres, capturing the villages of Wijtschate and Messines (Mesen in Dutch).
Author: Vl. Toeristisch bezienswaardigheden
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Ferdinand Verbiest Visitor Centre
In the Ferdinand Verbiest Visitor Centre, the story of the Pittem Jesuit Father Ferdinand Verbiest is presented in an authentic and contemporary way. Ferdinand Verbiest has played a very important role in the history of China and in the history of science. In addition, there is also an information point in the visitor centre about tourist information about Pittem, the region and the Bruges Ommeland. Contact details: - Ferdinand Verbiest Visitor Centre - Markt 1, 8740 Pittem - Tel: +32 51 46 03 51 - Email: toerisme@pittem. Be - Web: www.pittem.be - Free admission Open every working day from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and from 1:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. - Tuesday evening open until 7:00 p.m. During the tourist season from April to September, open on Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Markt 1, 8740 Pittem Phone 051/46.03.51 e-mail toerisme@pittem.be www.pittem.be
Author: Vl. Toeristisch bezienswaardigheden
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Statue of Ferdinand Verbiest
The bronze Verbiest statue is located at the foot of the Church of Our Lady on the Market Square of Pittem. It was founded by the Verbiest Committee in 1910. During the First and Second World Wars, the monument was hidden to protect it from the hunger for bronze of the German occupiers. In 1940 the statue was slightly damaged and was restored in early 1988 in the bell foundry. The impressive statue depicts Verbiest as a Chinese mandarin, resting in a decorated armchair. He rests his head on his right hand and points with his left hand to the celestial globe. Next to it are crucifix and some books. In the visitor center of Verbiest on the Market of Pittem you can discover even more about Father Verbiest. Additional information: -Accessible for the disabled
Author: Vl. Toeristisch bezienswaardigheden
Heritage

THE FOUR-POT
This old farmhouse is located at the foot of the mill of Boeschepe. Lots of old objects. Traditional games. Specialities: Flemish dish and 37 types of beer. Mill open for visits on Sunday afternoons and every day during the months of July-August. Starting point of numerous hiking trails. Phone: 03.28.49.46.37
Author: Nord Tourisme
Restaurant

Mont Noir
Mont Noir is a 152 metres high hill located on the French-Belgian border, a few kilometres from Bailleul. It takes its name from the presence of a high concentration of black pine woodland, which covers the hillside.Three municipalities share Mont Noir; Saint-Jans-Cappel and Boeschepe, both in France, and Westouter in Belgium. The summit is located entirely in France.
Author: Wikipedia
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Good ten Briele
In front of the farm there used to be a chapel: "The chapel on horse legs". The original chapel was built in the early 19th century and disappeared in 1951. The following story is linked to that chapel: At the beginning of 1800, the first De Waele came to settle on the Goed ten Briele. The current resident Yvan Cocquyt is the son of Cyriel and Maria De Waele, so this farm has been run by the same family for two centuries. Around 1800, Poesele was part of the French Empire. It was a period of wars, famine and plagues among the cattle. There was also an abnormal horse mortality on the Goed ten Briele. All the horses died one by one inexplicably. The monasteries were closed and the fathers fled. Nevertheless, the De Waele family managed to get some fathers to come to Poesele to investigate what might have happened. They came to the conclusion that only Our Lady could do something about this. The inhabitants were advised to build a chapel at the entrance of their farm on horse legs dedicated to Our Lady. The last dead horse was buried next to the entrance of the farm with the legs up and a chapel was built on it. There has never been another abnormal animal death on the court.
Author: Dromos
Farm

Hollebeke
In World War I, it was the site of allied heroism that won Khudadad Khan the first Victoria Cross ever awarded to a native Indian.
To commemorate the Canadian troops fighting at Hollebeke, in 1917 the 2,221-metre-high Hollebeke Mountain , on the continental divide at the head of Pincher Creek; southeast buttress of North Kootenay Pass. Park, bordering Alberta and British Columbia, was named after the village. Major headwaters are Oldman River and Flathead River. It also gave its name to the families Hollebeke and Van Hollebeke .
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Sub-Municipality

Spanbroekmolenkrater
The Spanbroekmolen crater, also called Pool of Peace, is a mine crater in the Belgian village of Wijtschate. The crater was formed in 1917 during World War I during the Second Battle of Messines. A total of 19 craters were created by the explosions of a series of mines during this battle, but this crater is the most famous.
Author: Wikipedia
Museum

Passendale
Passendale daːlə]) or Passchendaele is a rural Belgian village in the Zonnebeke municipality of West Flanders province. It is close to the town of Ypres, situated on the hill ridge separating the historical wetlands of the Yser and Leie valleys. It is also commonly known as a battlefield and the name of a campaign during World War I, the Battle of Passchendaele.
Sub-Municipality

Bus House Cemetery
Bus House Cemetery is a British military cemetery with fallen from the First and Second World Wars, located in the Belgian village of Voormezele, a borough of Ypres. The cemetery was designed by William Cowlishaw and is located more than half a kilometre southeast of the village centre of Voormezele, along the road to Sint-Elooi. The land has an area of 1,558 m² and is enclosed by a brick wall. The Cross of Sacrifice is central to the northeast wall. The cemetery is maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Military Cemetery

Holy Cross Church
The Holy Cross Church in the East Flemish borough of Lotenhulle is a church building that has undergone major changes over time. It is located in the centre of the village. Originally there was a 12th-century Romanesque church here of which only the octagonal celebration tower remains. Religious turmoil and associated destruction in the 16th century were the cause of renovations in the following centuries. Especially the modifications from 1870 onwards have thoroughly changed the appearance of the church, because then the nave was completely rebuilt under the direction of architect Auguste Van Assche. Today it has a neo-Romanesque view.
Church

Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917
During the First World War there were no fewer than five major battles in the Ieper Salient. Of the five, the battle that has become most firmly embedded in popular memory is the Third Battle of Ieper, also known as Passendale. Half a million killed, wounded and missing was the terrible price paid for a territorial gain of 8 kilometres in 100 days. The aim was to capture the Flemish North Sea harbours, to stop the U-boats that operated from there. But the plan failed - with disastrous consequences. The Memorial Museum Passchendaele 1917 tells the story of these five battles, with a special focus on the third battle. The museum not only has a fine collection of historical artefacts, photographs and film fragments, but life at the front is also depicted graphically in a number of life-like reconstructions. The techniques used by the different armies in the trenches are here shown in practice.
Museum

Tyne Cot Cemetery
Tyne Cot Cemetery, with its adjacent visitors' centre, is the largest Commonwealth cemetery in the Ieper Salient (in the world, in fact.). Its location near the village of Passendale means that it will forever be associated with the great slaughter that took place there. When the weather is clear, you can see the towers of Ieper in the distance. The battle for the Passendale ridge lasted for three months and cost tens of thousands of soldiers their lives, all for a territorial gain of just 8 kilometres. The plan was to break through to the coast, capturing the U-boats bases at Zeebrugge and Ostend. The Germans recaptured the village in the spring of 1918 and were only driven out again in September, just weeks before the end of the war. Round the central bunker on which the Cross of Sacrifice is built, you can see that the graves are irregular in pattern. This is the original battlefield cemetery. During the war, and often under fire, there was no time to lay out the graves in neat rows. After the Armistice, many burials from smaller cemeteries and remains discovered on the old battlefields were brought here. Tyne Cot is now the last resting place of 11,956 soldiers of the Commonwealth and four Germans. The walls of the Memorial to the Missing at the back of the cemetery bear the names of 34,957 soldiers who died after 15 August 1917 and have no known grave. This memorial is actually an 'extension' of the Menin Gate Memorial in Ieper. When this was built during the 1920s, it became clear that it was not big enough to hold all the names of the missing who were lost in the Salient.
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German Military Cemetery Hooglede
From October 1914, German troops occupied the municipality of Hooglede. Many services and facilities were set up there, including a number of cemeteries. The current cemetery had its origins in the cemetery 'Hooglede Ost', which was laid out in 1917. After the war, German graves from the area were brought together. Now about 8,200 German soldiers rest here. At the back of the cemetery you will find the 'Ehrenhalle', decorated with a large colourful mosaic. In the new reception pavilion you will find more information about the cemetery. A walking loop takes you from here to other WWI sites in Hooglede. Extra info: Open daily from sunrise to sunset. Admission is free.
Cemetery

Basilica of Dadizele
Dadizele has been a well-known place of pilgrimage since the 15th century - pilgrims go there to worship the alabaster statue of Our Lady and Child. In 1854, the Vatican promulgated the dogma of the Immaculate Conception. To celebrate this, Monsignor Malou, bishop of Bruges, wants to build a monumental church for his entire diocese. Dadizele was chosen and work on the neo-Gothic building began in 1857. In 1882, Pope Leo XIII granted the church the status of basilica: besides the Holy Blood Chapel in Bruges, the only basilica in the diocese. The basilica is still very popular during the pilgrimage months of May and September.
Place of worship

Huwynsbossen
The Huwynsbossen in Lichtervelde (35 ha) form a beautiful green lung in a relatively nature-poor area. It is therefore a major attraction for many cyclists and walkers in the area. Explore with the help of the Margriete trail (2 km - start parking) or venture on the extensive Heihoek walking route (8.5 km). For horse riders and mountain bikers, there is also a bridle path and a mountain bike trail. The little ones among us can romp to their heart's content in the play forest 'De Elf Gemeten'. In the Ridderstraat, near the forest, there is a bicycle parking and a cozy area for picnics.
Forest

Zuivelhoeve de Bossneppe
Traditionally prepared dairy products based on quality milk from our own farm. In the ice cream parlor you get giant buns with flavors like grandma's apple pie or blood orange. In the dairy shop you can find an extensive range of cheeses, with no less than 150 types of farmhouse cheeses! To choose here is to lose. If you want to enjoy a delicious cheese plate or cheese lunch on site, you can book a table on Tuesday, Friday or Saturday (book in advance)! Add to that a blissful picnic area, playground and terrace, and you'll see why the Bossneppe is such a popular stop for cyclists and walkers... The ice cream parlour is closed until Sunday 8 April 2018! Dairy shop open every Tuesday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. On Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Book your cheese plate or cheese lunch (by 10am) on Tuesday, Friday or Saturday!
Farm

Winery Entre-Deux-Monts
The Entre-Deux-Monts wine estate is one of the northernmost domains in Europe. Located in the extreme south of West Flanders, flirting with the French border, the domain finds shelter between the Rode- and zwarteberg, entre deux monts... Winegrower Martin Bacquaert makes fresh, elegant and aromatic wines, one or more of which win prizes every year. Group visits are possible throughout the year and you can go to the wine shop for a tasting and purchase of the wines. In the tasting room you have a beautiful view of the vineyard and the rolling landscape of Heuvelland!
Visit for individuals: https://www.entre-deux-monts.be/bezoek/kleine-groep/
Visit for groups: https://www.entre-deux-monts.be/bezoek/grote-groep/
Vineyard

Pompeschitters Walking Route
The Pompeschitter is located in the walking park 't Torreke. A villager had once indulged in beer and plum cake to such an extent that - you will see the combination ferment - he had problems in his intestines. On the way home, the need was high and the good man took refuge in a "pompebak" somewhere in the village. This did not go unnoticed.
Author: pieterbeernaert80@gmail.com
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Town Hall of Hooglede
Neoclassical town hall and until 1969 also justice of the peace designed by J. Vanden Broucke in 1866. Severely damaged during the First World War and restored between 1920-1923 to a design by A. Van Coillie (Roeselare); damage from the Second World War in 1951. Restoration in 1979 with removal of façade staircase and reinstallation of neck gables.
Author: Onroerend Erfgoed Vlaanderen
Townhall

Lentakkerstraat
The Lentakkerstraat should be a typical kouterweg. A coulter contains soils that are somewhat higher than the surrounding ones and are therefore well drained and relatively easy to cultivate. Coulters are often very open: rows of trees and canals are a rarity. The opposite of coulters are lakes: lower-lying areas that were naturally flooded by a nearby stream or river. Today, the Poekebeek usually remains within its banks. South of you are the Breemeersen.
Author: Lannoo
Landscape element

Lotenhulle
Lotenhulle is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. It has been a borough of Aalter since the mergers of 1977. It covers an area of 1766 ha and has a population of 2249 (on 01/01/2004).
The name has a Frankish origin. Lo comes from lauha, which means "small wooded area", and hulle comes from hulja, which means "sandy soil or slope". As a decoration with Lochristi, which was originally also called Lo, -ten-Hulle was added to the name.
Author: jeroenrottier
Historical village

't Oud Kerverijtje
'Carving' refers to a craft from tobacco cultivation and you will have known that craft is celebrated here. The love for the authentic, for example, led to a warm interior, ensures a friendly welcome and inspires the quirky Westhoek kitchen. A separate cooling room was set up as a butcher's shop. Here you can taste homemade specialties à volonté. Butcher Piet and hostess Evelyne put together a unique range that tells its own story in terms of both season and taste. And that, combined with specially baked farmer's bread, smout and rilette. In addition to the buffet, there is also a Burgundian regional beer menu and ... the homemade Picon! The little ones enjoy the sunny terrace and have a playground and an adapted menu. It also promotes 't Oud Kerverijtje to the ideal location for communions, birthday parties and even business meetings.
Eat & Drink

Locre Hospice Cemetery
The grave of William Redmond, a nationalist politician before WWI, is a special grave: he is one of the few fallen British soldiers who does not lie under the known white tombstone like all other Commonwealth victims. Major W.H.K. Redmond is buried under a carved cross within a bed delimited by iron sandstone. The cross bears the following inscriptions: "Major W.H.K. Redmond 6th Batt. Royal Irish Rgt Killed in Action" "7-6-1917", "R.I.P.". In Loker you can find his grave completely separately, just next to the "Locre Hospice Cemetery". 260 dead are buried in this cemetery, including 14 from WWII. In Heuvelland you will find about 35 small and larger Commonwealth cemeteries. More information about the Commonwealth cemeteries can be found on the website of the Commonwealth www.cwgc.org.
Cemetery

St. Lambert's Church
The Sint-Lambertuskerk is the parish church of the town of Poeke, located on the Poekedorpstraat, in the municipality of Aalter in East Flanders.
The parish was probably founded in the 12th century. A first church will have been built on the property of the lords of Poeke. Later, a three-aisled Gothic hall church was built, which still had a Romanesque tower. This church was demolished in 1842 and replaced by a neoclassical building, designed by Achiel de Lancker. The new church was consecrated in 1844.
Church

The Kemmelberg
The Kemmelberg with its 156 m is the highest of all West Flemish hills and is also the highest point of the province of West Flanders. It is therefore not surprising that the area has become a provincial domain. What is perhaps more surprising is that the Kemmelberg is actually an old sandbank when the North Sea came all the way here. Due to the large amount of iron sandstone in the soil, the Kemmelberg resisted erosion and thus became one of the most important eye-catchers in the landscape of the Westhoek.
Author: Fika Stuga
Hill

Lettenberg
RouteYou Climb Code : E_4_d
Length : 0.76 km
Ascent : 34 m
Average grade : 4 m / 100 m - 4.41 %
Maximal grade : 9.27 %
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St. John the Baptist Church
This neo-Gothic church, dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, has roots dating back to the 12th century. Since the 17th century there has been an Ommegang. At first, it was mainly a pilgrimage with adoration of Saint John for head and throat diseases, epilepsy and infantile convulsions. This pilgrimage experienced a huge boost in the mid-18th century, because from then on the church kept relics of Saint John. Gradually, the pilgrimage grew into a real popular festival on the saint's birthday and feast day, namely June 24. The festival started to attract people from far and wide and was so popular that the brush makers of Izegem chose Saint John as their patron saint, instead of the 'regular' brush maker's patron saint Saint Anthony.
Today, you can still undertake the Ommegang around the church yourself. Gilded bas-reliefs depicting scenes from the life of Saint John the Baptist show you the way. The seven stations from 1991 were paid for by families from Kachtem. Their names are always listed at the bottom of the scene.
The statue of Saint John opposite the entrance of the church is quite recent, from 1989, and is by a Kachtem artist, Antoon Tandt.
During the period of the feast of St. John on June 24, the bakers of Kachtem offered typical macarons baked on a piece of paper. Maybe you'll get lucky and still find them in a bakery?
Author: Eperon d'Or
Church

Heuvelland 2024
From Stationsstraat 30, 9850 Landegem, Belgium
To Brouwerijstraat 21, 9850 Landegem, Belgium
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