# Elverdinge

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{{Short description|Village in West Flanders, Belgium}}

thumb|right|The Saint-Peter and Paul Church
'''Elverdinge''' is a [village](/source/village) in the [Flemish](/source/Flanders) province of [West Flanders](/source/West_Flanders) in [Belgium](/source/Belgium). The village is part of the municipality of [Ypres](/source/Ypres) (Dutch: leper). <ref>{{Cite web |title=Ieper Municipality |url=https://www.alda-europe.eu/alda_member/ieper-municipality/ |access-date=2025-11-11 |website=Alda Europe |language=en-US}}</ref>

In [World War I](/source/World_War_I), the village was part of the [Ypres Salient](/source/Ypres_Salient), a bulge in the front lines around Ypres in WWI, created in late 1914 after the front stabilised and the Allied and German armies dug in around the town. <ref>Commonwealth War Graves Commission. (n.d.). ''The Ypres Salient'' [PDF]. Retrieved from https://web.viu.ca/davies/H482.WWI/CWGC.Ypres%20Salient.pdf</ref>

There are 5 Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemeteries in Elverdinge: 
*Bleuet Farm Cemetery
*Canada Farm Cemetery
*Ferme-Olivier Cemetery
*Hagle Dump Cemetery
*Hospital Farm Cemetery.

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Category:Populated places in West Flanders

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