Passendale

For the cheese, see Passendale cheese. For other uses, see Passchendaele (disambiguation).

Passendale Passchendaele
Deelgemeente
Passendale Location within Belgium
Coordinates: 50°54′01″N 3°01′14″E
Country	Belgium
Province	West Flanders
Municipality	Zonnebeke
Area
• Total	22.22 km2 (8.58 sq mi)
Population  (1999)
• Total	2,928
• Density	131.77/km2 (341.3/sq mi)
	Source: NIS
Postal code	8980

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Passendale (Dutch: [ˈpɑsənˌdaːlə]) or Passchendaele (English: /ˈpæʃəndeɪl/ PASH-ən-dayl, French: [pasœndal]; West Flemish: Passchendoale) is a rural Belgian village in the Zonnebeke municipality of West Flanders province. It is close to the town of Ypres, situated on the hill ridge separating the historical wetlands of the Yser and Leie valleys. It is also commonly known as a battlefield and the name of a campaign during World War I, the Battle of Passchendaele.