Site Lange Max

Site Lange Max
Location within Belgium
Location 'Site Lange Max', Clevenstraat 2, B 8680 Koekelare, West Flanders, Belgium
Coordinates 51°07′01″N 2°58′56″E / 51.116893°N 2.982338°E / 51.116893; 2.982338
Type World War I Military Museum
Owner vzw Lange Max
Nearest car park On site
Website www.langemaxmuseum.be

Site Lange Max is a private domain, 3 km (1.9 mi) from the center of Koekelare, Belgium. The domain is located at 3 km (1.9 mi) from the Käthe Kollwitz Museum in Koekelare, 6 km (3.7 mi) from the Vladslo German war cemetery and 10 km (6.2 mi) from Diksmuide.

The Site

The site is located on an old farmyard and contains the remains of the former biggest gun in the world (1917), the Lange Max. The site also includes Lange Max Museum, the artillery platform of the Batterie Pommern, a mess, and the Cafeteria De Lange Max. The farmyard, mess, and artillery platform are protected heritage buildings.[1] These elements together have ensured that the whole as village view was protected.

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