Yser
Location of the Yser
The Yser in Roesbrugge
The Yser (French ) or Yser ( Dutch) is a 78 km long coastal river on the border between the French and Belgian Flanders. It rises on the territory of the French community in Buysscheure Nord, dehydrated generally in a northeasterly direction and flows near Nieuwpoort ( province of West Flanders) in the North Sea.
Places on the river
- Broxeele
- Bollezeele
- Zegerscappel
- Esquelbecq
- Wylder
- Bambecque
- Roesbrugge - Haringe
- Elzendamme
- Diksmuide
- Schoorbakke
- Nieuwpoort
History
During the First World War, here the Flanders battles took place.