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Ieperlee, the Glossary

The Ieperlee (or Ypres-Ijzer Canal) is a canalized river that rises in Heuvelland in the Belgian province of West Flanders and flows via the city of Ypres (Ieper) into the Yser at Fort Knokke.^[1]

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14 relations: Belgium, Boezinge, Dodengang, Dutch language, Elm, Fort Knokke, Heuvelland, River engineering, West Flanders, World War I, Ypres, Ypres Salient, Yser, Yser Front.
Rivers of West Flanders

Belgium

Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe.

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Boezinge

Boezinge (Boezienge) is a village in the municipality of Ypres in the Belgian province of West Flanders.

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Dodengang

The Dodengang (Dutch, also called Trench of Death in English and Le Boyau de la mort in French) is a World War I memorial site located near Diksmuide, Belgium.

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Dutch language

Dutch (Nederlands.) is a West Germanic language, spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language and is the third most spoken Germanic language.

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Elm

Elms are deciduous and semi-deciduous trees comprising the genus Ulmus in the family Ulmaceae.

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Fort Knokke

Fort Knokke or Fort de Cnocke or Fort de la Knocque or Fort de Knocke was an important fortification that defended western Flanders from the 1580s until it was demolished in the 1780s.

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Heuvelland

Heuvelland is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders.

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River engineering

River engineering is a discipline of civil engineering which studies human intervention in the course, characteristics, or flow of a river with the intention of producing some defined benefit.

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West Flanders

West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen; West Vloandern; (Province de) Flandre-Occidentale; Westflandern) is the westernmost province of the Flemish Region, in Belgium.

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World War I

World War I (alternatively the First World War or the Great War) (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers.

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Ypres

Ypres (Ieper; Yper; Ypern) is a Belgian city and municipality in the province of West Flanders.

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Ypres Salient

The Ypres Salient, around Ypres, in Belgium, was the scene of several battles and a major part of the Western Front during World War I.

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The Yser (IJzer) is a river that rises in French Flanders (the north of France), enters the Belgian province of West Flanders and flows through the Ganzepoot and into the North Sea at the town of Nieuwpoort. Ieperlee and Yser are Belgium river stubs, rivers of Belgium and rivers of West Flanders.

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Yser Front

The Yser Front (Front de l'Yser, Front aan de IJzer or IJzerfront), sometimes termed the West Flemish Front in British writing, was a section of the Western Front during World War I held by Belgian troops from October 1914 until 1918.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ieperlee

Also known as Yperlee, Ypres-IJzer Canal, Yser Canal.