Fort des Dunes
The Fort des Dunes, also known as Fort Leffrinckoucke and sometime Fort de l'Est, is located in the commune of Leffrinckoucke, France, about 6 kilometres east of Dunkirk.Photo: Pichasso, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in France
- Also known as: “Des Dunes”
- Address: Leffrinckoucke
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Commonwealth section of Zuydcoote Military Cemetery and Église Notre-Dame de Rosendaël.
Commonwealth section of Zuydcoote Military Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Commonwealth section of Zuydcoote Military Cemetery is situated 3 km east of Fort des Dunes.
Église Notre-Dame de Rosendaël
Church
Photo: Pichasso, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Notre-Dame de Rosendaël is a church, which is situated 3 km southwest of Fort des Dunes.
Zuydcoote French National Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zuydcoote French National Cemetery is situated 3 km east of Fort des Dunes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rosendaël and Malo-les-Bains.
Rosendaël
Suburb
Photo: Pichasso, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rosendaël is a former commune in the Nord department in northern France. In 1971 it was merged into Dunkirk. It currently has 18,272 inhabitants in an area of 3.97 km2. Rosendaël is situated 3½ km southwest of Fort des Dunes.
Malo-les-Bains
Suburb
Photo: Pichasso, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dunkirk is a major port city in the department of Nord in northern France. It lies on the North Sea, 10 kilometres from the Belgian border. It has the third-largest French harbour. The population of the commune in 2019 was 86,279. Malo-les-Bains is situated 3½ km west of Fort des Dunes.
Dunkirk
Photo: Stefi123, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dunkirk is a town in the region of Hauts-de-France in France. The town is a historic resort, 10 km from the border with Belgium. If you're coming from the UK, it's a great place to start your journey further into the Continent, but also a great holiday…
Fort des Dunes
- Categories: fort, military museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Leffrinckoucke, Arrondissement of Dunkirk, North, Hauts-de-France, France, Europe
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Latitude
51.05347° or 51° 3′ 13″ northLongitude
2.4473° or 2° 26′ 50″ eastElevation
9 metres (30 feet)Open location code
9F343C3W+9WOpenStreetMap ID
way 553131391OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Hebrew—“Fort des Dunes” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fort des Dunes”
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن ديونز”
- French: “fort des Dunes”
- French: “Fort des dunes”
- French: “Fort des Dunes”
- Hebrew: “מבצר דון”
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