museum
In Flanders Fields Museum
Set in Ypres' rebuilt Cloth Hall, this museum tells the harrowing story of the WWI Western Front trenches.
12 km · about 25 min drive
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Westrozebeke
Flanders, Belgium · Europe
About Westrozebeke
Westrozebeke is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Passendale, 35km from De Panne Beach.
Westrozebeke is in Flanders, Belgium, with about 2,300 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Passendale, about 4 km away.
Westrozebeke is a village in the Belgian province of West Flanders. It is part of the municipality of Staden. It is located 6 miles (10 km) west of Roeselare and 9.5 miles (15 km) north-east of Ypres. It's a typical agricultural village with many farms.
The name Westrozebeke means 'west thatch brook'. The word 'roze'Read more
is also related to the 'roes' of the nearby city Roeselare.
It lies at the top of a hill, and has beautiful views, especially to the West.
It has two football fields and a local youth mouvement, the Chiro.
The village is also famous because of the Battle of Roosebeke, where a Flemish army under the guidance of Philip van Artevelde (son of the famous Jacob van Artevelde, Flemish statesman and political leader of the city of Ghent) fought a French army under guidance of Lodewijk II van Male and Charles VI of France. The Flemish army was defeated and Artevelde died in battle.
Famous World War I spy Marthe Cnockaert was born and raised in the village. She died here as well.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Westrozebeke?
Within an hour or so of Westrozebeke: In Flanders Fields Museum (12 km), Menin Gate (12 km), In de Vrede (21 km), Vieux Lille (33 km).
Are there any good drives near Westrozebeke?
The nearest famous roads are Koninklijke Baan Coast Road, Brouwersdam and Chimay Street Circuit.
Where is Westrozebeke?
Westrozebeke is in Flanders, Belgium, about 4 km from Passendale.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 2,264
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Belgium
- Region
- Flanders
- Timezone
- Europe/Brussels
- Coordinates
- 50.9318, 3.0100
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Worth the detour from Westrozebeke
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Menin Gate
A vast memorial arch bearing 54,000 names of the missing, where the Last Post sounds every evening at eight.
12 km · about 25 min drive
cafe
In de Vrede
The abbey café opposite Saint-Sixtus monastery in Westvleteren: effectively the only place on earth to reliably drink Westvleteren 12, long rated the world's best beer, at the source with a slab of abbey cheese.
21 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Vieux Lille
Lively old quarter of Flemish brick gables and grand squares, the cultural capital of the French north.
33 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Bruges Markt
The medieval heart of Bruges, where the climbable Belfry tower looms over a square of stepped-gable guild houses.
34 km · about 40 min drive
film location
Belfry of Bruges (In Bruges)
The 83m medieval belfry that Ray climbs and falls from in the climax of In Bruges.
34 km · about 40 min drive
beach
De Panne Beach
Belgium's widest sandy beach, famous for land-yachting and bordering the wild Westhoek dunes near the French border.
35 km · about 40 min drive
cafe
Café Vlissinghe
Bruges tavern serving continuously since 1515: likely Belgium's oldest café, with a Flemish Renaissance interior, a stove-warmed main room and a boules garden out back; Van Dyck is said to have paid in paintings.
35 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Westrozebeke
- 38 kmKoninklijke Baan Coast RoadThe N34 'Royal Road' hugs nearly the whole Belgian coast, sharing its corridor with the world's longest tram line and passing Belle Epoque De Haan, dunes and beach resorts.
- 73 kmWestern Scheldt TunnelAt 6.6 km the longest road tunnel in the Netherlands, diving under the busy Western Scheldt shipping lane to link Zeeland with Zeelandic Flanders since 2003.
- 73 kmWesterscheldetunnelTolled 6.6-kilometre road tunnel under the Western Scheldt linking Zeelandic Flanders to Zuid-Beveland, replacing two ferries.
Driving in Belgium
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.74/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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