Test Stand VII

Test Stand VII was the principal V-2 rocket testing facility at and was capable of static firing rocket motors with up to 200 tons of thrust.
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  • Type: Ruin
  • Description: Rocket testing site used by Nazi Germany during World War II
  • Also known as: “Pruefstand VII Peenemuende”, “Prüfstand 7”, and “Prüfstand VII Peenemünde”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Peenemünde Airfield and Peenemünde lighthouse.

Aerodrome
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an airfield on the Baltic Sea coast, north of , Germany.

Lighthouse
Photo: Unukorno, CC BY 4.0.
is situated 2½ km northwest of Test Stand VII.

Museum
Photo: Pentius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Peenemünde Historical Technical Museum, former… is situated 4 km southwest of Test Stand VII.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Freest and Karlshagen.

Village
Photo: Assenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village, which is situated 6 km southwest of Test Stand VII.

Village
Photo: Zacke82, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a Baltic Sea resort in Western Pomerania… is situated 6 km south of Test Stand VII.

Village
Photo: Chron-Paul, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality in the district, in , . is situated 6 km southwest of Test Stand VII.

Test Stand VII

Latitude
54.16801° or 54° 10′ 5″ north
Longitude
13.79953° or 13° 47′ 58″ east
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
9F6M5Q9X+6R
Geo­Names ID
7283819
Wiki­data ID
Q2115519
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Thai—“Test Stand VII” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “اختبار الحامل السابع”
  • Danish: “Prüfstand VII”
  • German: “Prüfstand VII”
  • Italian: “Prüfstand VII”
  • Portuguese: “Estande de Teste VII”
  • Thai: “แท่นทดสอบที่ 6”
  • Thai: “แท่นทดสอบที่ 7”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Große Mösse and Peenemünde.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Große Strand Wiese and Peenemünder Haken.

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