Battery Oldenburg, Calais

Name: Battery Oldenburg
Address: Calais, France

#7 among attractions in Calais

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Battery Oldenburg is a German artillery battery, built during World War II as part of the Atlantic Wall, and situated east of Calais. The battery began in 1940 with artillery guns in an open emplacement. The Organisation Todt built casemates around two 240mm guns during the war. ()

Built: 1941 (83 years ago)Coordinates: 50°58'30"N, 1°54'25"E

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Petit Courgain Mi-VoierCalais France

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Battery Oldenburg – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cité Europe, Église Notre-Dame de Calais, Calais Lighthouse, Fort Risban.

5.1 miSW
Shopping centre, Shopping
Cité Europe, Coquelles
131 min walk • Cité Europe is a shopping centre located next to the French terminal of the Channel Tunnel at Coquelles. Inaugurated on March 21, 1995, approximately 10 months after the Tunnel opened, Cité Europe has over 140 shops, a hypermarket, a 12-screen cinema complex and around twenty restaurants.
2.6 miSW
Church
Église Notre-Dame de Calais, Calais
67 min walk • Église Notre-Dame is a Roman Catholic parish church located on Rue de la Paix, in Calais, department of Pas-de-Calais, in northern France. It dates from the 12th century, and chiefly from the 14th century. Arguably, it is the only church built in the English perpendicular style in all of France.
2.5 miSW
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Calais Lighthouse, Calais
64 min walk • Calais Lighthouse is located in Calais in Pas-de-Calais. The Lighthouse is located in the residential streets near the Port of Calais and is a significant landmark as well as a navigational aid to ships and ferries using the Straits of Dover.
2.7 miW
Historic walking areas, Battlefield, Monuments and statues
Fort Risban, Calais
69 min walk • Fort Risban is a fort in Calais, France, located on the coast on the Avenue Raymond Poincaré at the port entrance. In English medieval accounts it is Risbanke or Risbank.
2.7 miSW
Specialty museum, History museum, Museum
Calais lace museum, Calais
68 min walk • The Cité de la Dentelle et de la Mode is a museum of lace in Pas de Calais in northern France. It is one of two museums in France to celebrate machine lace making. The museum is an Anchor point on the European Route of Industrial Heritage.
2.6 miW
Memorial
Louis XVIII column, Calais
68 min walk • The Louis XVIII column is a tall column in the Courgain area of Calais to commemorate the visit of king Louis XVIII to the city.
2.7 miSW
Historical place, Tower, Gothic architecture
Tour du Guet, Calais
70 min walk • The Tour du Guet is a 13th-century watchtower in Calais, Pas-de-Calais, northern France. Located on Place d'Armes behind the Hotel de Ville, it is 39 metres in height, and features a dovecote for carrier pigeons.
2.2 miW
Harbor
Port of Calais, Calais
58 min walk • The Port of Calais is a port in Calais, northern France. The port is the fourth largest port in France and the largest for passenger traffic. It accounts for more than a third of economic activity in the town of Calais.
3 miSW
Canal
Canal de Calais, Calais
77 min walk • The Canal de Calais connects the Aa River near Ruminghem to the inner basins of the Port of Calais. Many boats enter the French canal system through the port of Calais and this canal. It is 30 km long and has 3 locks.
5.4 miSW
50°55'42"N • 1°48'25"E
Channel Outlet, Coquelles
138 min walk • Shopping centre, Shopping
2.8 miSE
Church
St. Martin's Church, Marck
72 min walk • The Saint-Martin church is located in Marck, in the French department of Pas-de-Calais.