Ouvrage Hackenberg
Ouvrage Hackenberg, one of the largest of the Maginot Line fortifications, is part of the Fortified Sector of Boulay. It is situated twenty kilometres east of Thionville, in the Moselle département, near the village of Veckring, on the Hackenberg.- Type: Fort
- Description: gros ouvrage of the Maginot Line
- Also known as: “Fort Hackenberg”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Hackenberg and Chapelle de Hackenberg.
Chapelle de Hackenberg
Church
Chapelle de Hackenberg is a church, which is situated 350 metres northwest of Ouvrage Hackenberg.
Église Sainte-Apolline de Veckring
Church
Église Sainte-Apolline de Veckring is a church, which is situated 1 km southeast of Ouvrage Hackenberg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Budling and Helling.
Lemestroff
Village
Lemestroff is a village, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Ouvrage Hackenberg.
Ouvrage Hackenberg
- Categories: military museum, gros ouvrage, historic site, military installation, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Grand Est, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.34648° or 49° 20′ 47″ north
Longitude
6.3732° or 6° 22′ 24″ east
Elevation
310 metres (1,017 feet)
Open location code
8FX889WF+H7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=military
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Hebrew—“Ouvrage Hackenberg” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Hackenberg”
- Dutch: “Ouvrage Hackenberg”
- French: “ouvrage du Hackenberg”
- French: “Ouvrage du Hackenberg”
- German: “Ouvrage Hackenberg”
- Hebrew: “מבצר האקנברג”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Veckring and Bisbach.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Hackenberg - B12 and Hackenberg - B24.
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Worth a closer look: Strasbourg and Reims.
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