Lange Max Museum
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Lange Max Museum
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 Near Koekelare, Belgium
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| Established | October 2014 |
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| 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 |
| 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/ |
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.
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:
'Long Max' in Koekelare biggest gun of the world in 1917.
Long Max (also known as Leugenboom gun) in Koekelare.
Picture of Battery Pommern (= 'Long Max' gun) in Koekelare
Flemish Minister for Culture Sven Gatz visiting the Lange Max Museum (June 2016).
Coordinates: 51°07′01″N 2°58′56″E / 51.1169°N 2.9823°E
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