Loker
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Loker | |
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Coordinates: 50°46′53″N 2°46′25″E / 50.78139°N 2.77361°E | |
Country | Belgium |
Province | ![]() |
Municipality | Heuvelland |
Area | |
• Total | 6.80 km2 (2.63 sq mi) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 572 |
Source: NIS | |
Postal code | 8958 |
Loker (also spelt Locre[1]) is a small village in the Belgian province of West Flanders, and a part ("deelgemeente") of the municipality of Heuvelland.
For the major part of World War I, the city was controlled by the Allied Powers. A field hospital was located there and multiple war graves can also be found.[1]
Gallery
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Saint Peter Church
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Grave of Major Willie Redmond, killed during the Battle of Messines (1917)
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Entrance to the Locre No.10 Cemetery
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Locre (Loker) Hospice Cemetery, Belgium". Remembering the Fallen. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
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