West Flanders
Arrondissement of Diksmuide
Koekelare

Batterie Pommern

Batterie Pommern, also known as Lange Max, was the world's biggest gun in 1917, during World War I. The German gun was of type 38 cm SK L/45 "Max" and had a modified design by Krupp compared to earlier German 38 cm gun types.
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  • Email: info@langemaxmuseum.be
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: former biggest gun of the world in 1917
  • Also known as: “38 cm S.K.L/45”, “Lange Max”, “Langer Max”, “Leugenboom”, “Leugenboom Geschutbedding Lange Max”, “Leugenboom gun”, “Long Max”, “Moere gun”, “Pommern Battery”, and “WWI ‘Batterie Pommern / Langer Max’ 38 cm SK L/45 Gun Emplacement at Leugenboom”
  • Inscription: “Site of the world’s largest cannon, 1917”
Photo: foundin a attic, CC BY 2.0.
Photo: foundin a attic, CC BY 2.0.
Photo: foundin a attic, CC BY 2.0.
Photo: foundin a attic, CC BY 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include ‘Flowers against forgetting’ Memorial and Site Lange Max.

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is a private domain, 3 km from the center of , . The domain is located at 3 km from the Käthe Kollwitz Museum in Koekelare, 6 km from the and 10 km from . is situated 160 metres south of Batterie Pommern.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 2 km west of Batterie Pommern.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moere and Eernegem.

Village
is a small village located within the municipality of in , . The village gained some fame when American singer Marvin Gaye moved there for several months in the early 1980s.

Village
is a town in the municipality, in the province of in . The town contains a cemetery. is situated 3½ km east of Batterie Pommern.

Village
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is a municipality located in the province of 15 km southwest of . The municipality comprises the towns of , and proper. is situated 3½ km southeast of Batterie Pommern.

Batterie Pommern

Latitude
51.11984° or 51° 7′ 11″ north
Longitude
2.98112° or 2° 58′ 52″ east
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Operator
Langer Max Museum
Open location code
9F344X9J+WC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 612400459
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­heritage
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
2792494
Wiki­data ID
Q30131602
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Japanese—“Batterie Pommern” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Moerdijk and Moere-Blote.

Nearby Places

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