Ypres

Ypres Ieper (Dutch)
City and municipality
Cloth Hall in the Grand Place
Coat of arms
Location of Ypres
Ypres Location in Belgium Location of Ypres in West Flanders
Coordinates: 50°51′03″N 02°53′06″E / 50.85083°N 2.88500°E / 50.85083; 2.88500
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish region
Province	West Flanders
Arrondissement	Ypres
Government
• Mayor	Emmily Talpe (Open Ieper)
• Governing party/ies	Open Ieper, N-VA, Vooruit
Area
• Total	131.45 km2 (50.75 sq mi)
Population  (2022-01-01)[1]
• Total	35,039
• Density	270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Postal codes	8900, 8902, 8904, 8906, 8908
NIS code	33011
Area codes	057
Website	www.ieper.be

Ypres (/ˈiːprə/ EE-prə, French: [ipʁ]; Dutch: Ieper [ˈipər] ^ⓘ; West Flemish: Yper; German: Ypern [ˈyːpɐn] ^ⓘ) is a Belgian city and municipality in the province of West Flanders. Though the Dutch name Ieper is the official one, the city's French name Ypres is most commonly used in English.^{[citation needed]} The municipality comprises the city of Ypres/Ieper and the villages of Boezinge, Brielen, Dikkebus, Elverdinge, Hollebeke, Sint-Jan, Vlamertinge, Voormezele, Zillebeke, and Zuidschote. Together, they are home to about 34,900 inhabitants.

During the First World War, Ypres (or "Wipers" as it was commonly known by the British troops) was the centre of the Battles of Ypres between German and Allied forces.