Site Lange Max
Site Lange Max is a private domain, 3 km from the center of Koekelare, Belgium. The domain is located at 3 km from the Käthe Kollwitz Museum in Koekelare, 6 km from the Vladslo German war cemetery and 10 km from Diksmuide.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: World War I military museum and historical location in West Flanders, Belgium
- Address: Clevenstraat 2, Koekelare, 8680
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include ‘Flowers against forgetting’ Memorial and Batterie Pommern.
‘Flowers against forgetting’ Memorial
Photo: JuFo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
‘Flowers against forgetting’ Memorial is situated 140 metres north of Site Lange Max.
Batterie Pommern
Photo: foundin a attic, CC BY 2.0.
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. Batterie Pommern is situated 160 metres north of Site Lange Max.
Sint-Niklaaskerk
Church
Sint-Niklaaskerk is a church, which is situated 2 km west of Site Lange Max.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Moere and Eernegem.
Moere
Village
Moere is a small village located within the municipality of Gistel in West Flanders, Belgium. The village gained some fame when American singer Marvin Gaye moved there for several months in the early 1980s.
Eernegem
Village
Eernegem is a town in the Ichtegem municipality, in the province of West Flanders in Belgium. The town contains a cemetery. Eernegem is situated 3½ km east of Site Lange Max.
Ichtegem
Village
Ichtegem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders 15 km southwest of Bruges. The municipality comprises the towns of Bekegem, Eernegem and Ichtegem proper. Ichtegem is situated 3½ km southeast of Site Lange Max.
Site Lange Max
- Categories: museum, war memorial, heritage site, military museum, and tourism
- Location: Koekelare, Arrondissement of Diksmuide, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
51.11844° or 51° 7′ 6″ northLongitude
2.98164° or 2° 58′ 54″ eastOperator
Lange Max MuseumOpen location code
9F344X9J+9MOpenStreetMap ID
way 403817753OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q25080093
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Site Lange Max” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Lange Max site”
- Dutch: “Site Lange Max”
- French: “Site Lange Max”
- German: “Site Lange Max”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Domein Moerbeek and Vip-fit.
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