Atlantic Wall & Air War Bunker Museum Antwerp
The Atlantic Wall & Air War Bunker Museum Antwerp is a military war museum in Park den Brandt, Wilrijk, Belgium which preserves fortifications of the Atlantic Wall from the Second World War.- Email: antwerpsbunkermuseum@proximus.be
- Type: Museum
- Description: military war museum in Belgium
- Also known as: “Bunker Museum Antwerpen” and “Oorlogsmuseum”
- Postal code: 2020
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Olympisch Stadion and Middelheim Museum.
Olympisch Stadion
Stadium
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The Olympisch Stadion or Kielstadion was built as the main stadium for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. For those games, it hosted the athletics, equestrian, field hockey, football, gymnastics, modern pentathlon, rugby union, tug of war, weightlifting and korfball events. Olympisch Stadion is situated 1¼ km west of Atlantic Wall & Air War Bunker Museum Antwerp.
Middelheim Museum
Museum
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Middelheim Open Air Sculpture Museum is a sculpture park of 24 hectares in the park part of the Middelheim Nachtegalen Park at Antwerp. The Middelheim Museum collection has approximately 400 works of art on display. Middelheim Museum is situated 1 km east of Atlantic Wall & Air War Bunker Museum Antwerp.
Nachtegalen Park
Park
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Nachtegalen Park is a park located in the Antwerp, Belgium municipality of Wilrijk. It served as the archery venue for the 1920 Summer Olympics. During World War II, the park was headquarters for the 89th German Army Corps, then it became command post of the 719th Infantry Division. Nachtegalen Park is situated 640 metres east of Atlantic Wall & Air War Bunker Museum Antwerp.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wilrijk and Fort 6.
Wilrijk
Town
Wilrijk is a district of the municipality and city of Antwerp in the Belgian province of Antwerp. Wilrijk had been a separate municipality before January 1, 1983; the enlarged municipality of Antwerp was decentralized in 2000 and Wilrijk became one of the city's nine districts.
Berchem
Town
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Berchem is a southern district of the municipality and city of Antwerp in the Flemish Region of Belgium. Berchem is located along the old Grote Steenweg that has connected Brussels to Antwerp for several centuries; the town borders the districts of Deurne, Borgerhout, Wilrijk and Antwerp and the municipality of Mortsel. Berchem is situated 2½ km northeast of Atlantic Wall & Air War Bunker Museum Antwerp.
Atlantic Wall & Air War Bunker Museum Antwerp
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Antwerp, Arrondissement of Antwerp, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
51.18342° or 51° 11′ 0″ northLongitude
4.40151° or 4° 24′ 5″ eastOpen location code
9F365CM2+9JOpenStreetMap ID
node 2376124832OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q15080293
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Atlantic Wall & Air War Bunker Museum Antwerp” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Atlantikwall & Luchtoorlog Bunker Museum Antwerpen”
- French: “Atlantikwall & Luchtoorlog Bunker Museum Antwerpen”
- German: “Atlantikwall & Luchtoorlog Bunker Museum Antwerpen”
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Highlights include Nachtegalenpark Den Brandt and Consulate of Russian Confederation.
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