Lange Max Museum

Long Max Museum
Lange Max Museum

Lange Max Museum
Near Koekelare, Belgium
Established October 2014
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
Director Rudy Willaert
Curator Gerdi Staelens
Owner vzw Lange Max
Nearest car park On site
Website www.langemaxmuseum.be/
gun Long Max (Lange Max Museum)
38-cm „Lange Max“ of Koekelare (Leugenboom), One of the biggest gun of the world in 1917.

The Lange Max Museum (LMM) is devoted to the German 38 cm SK L/45 "Max" gun and the German occupation of Koekelare and the nearby area in World War I. The focus on the German side of the war makes it a unique museum in Belgium. The museum is named after the nickname of the German gun "Lange Max", which was one of the biggest guns of the world in 1917 and located in Koekelare.

The museum was opened in October 2014 by the Minister-President of Flanders, Geert Bourgeois. It is located on a domain called Site Lange Max, which includes a farmyard. At the site one can see other protected monuments: a bakehouse, the artillerie platform and a former German mess. In the museum one learns more about "Lange Max" gun, the former biggest gun of the world in 1917 that bombarded Dunkirk and also Ypres. Dunkirk is located at about ± 45 km from Koekelare. The information is available in four languages: Dutch, German, English and French. Audio guides in Dutch, English and German are also available.

Famous visits

During the Interbellum the Pommern battery was one of the most successful attractions in the battlefield tourism in Belgium. It was featured in the Michelin Guide "L'Yser et la côte belge". Famous visitors to the Site Lange Max over time include:

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Awards and Recognition

References

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Coordinates: 51°07′01″N 2°58′56″E / 51.1169°N 2.9823°E / 51.1169; 2.9823

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