Fort · Veckring · Moselle

Ouvrage du Hackenberg

Ouvrage du Hackenberg is a gros ouvrage of the Maginot Line. You will find it in Veckring. Close by, Ouvrage du Mont-des-Welches is 4.3 km away, one of 54 within 15 km.

Where

In Veckring

inside the commune

How well known

Top 3%

#1,019 of 37,318 French places we list

Warmest months

May–Sep

highs of 20–26°C

In brief

Fort in Veckring

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#1,019 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Veckring

Ouvrage du Hackenberg is in the commune of Veckring, with 6 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

The best months to visit

Afternoons in Veckring peak at 20–26°C, May to September.

Jan5° / 0°62 mm

Feb7° / 0°56 mm

Mar12° / 2°51 mm

Apr16° / 5°45 mm

May20° / 9°57 mm

Jun24° / 12°56 mm

Jul26° / 14°60 mm

Aug26° / 14°59 mm

Sep21° / 10°62 mm

Oct15° / 7°65 mm

Nov9° / 4°65 mm

Dec6° / 1°77 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Veckring, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Metz-Frescaty station, 35 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Veckring’s full climate →

About

Ouvrage du Hackenberg

Articles on it exist in 7 languages.

Ouvrage du Hackenberg on Wikipedia ↗

Type: Fort
Covered in: 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune: Veckring, Moselle

Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

The map

Locating Ouvrage du Hackenberg

Ouvrage du Hackenberg sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

Towns near it

Towns a short way from Ouvrage du Hackenberg

Among the 8, Yutz is the biggest, home to 17,391 people. Every one of these towns counts it as a place to visit.

1 · It’s in this commune

Veckring

659 people

2 · 11 km northwest of it

Cattenom

2,580 people

3 · 13 km west of it

Yutz

17,391 people

4 · 13 km southwest of it

Guénange

8,083 people

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Ouvrage du Hackenberg is	People
Veckring	It’s in this commune	659
Cattenom	11 km northwest of it	2,580
Yutz	13 km west of it	17,391
Guénange	13 km southwest of it	8,083
Bertrange	13 km west of it	2,941
Bouzonville	13 km southeast of it	3,721
Manom	14 km west of it	3,137
Bousse	14 km southwest of it	3,236

Make a day of it

Nearby, too

The 54 places within 15 km include 5 forts, 2 attractions and a château.

1FortFortOuvrage du Mont-des-Welches4.3 km southeast, in Kemplich 2FortFortOuvrage du Michelsberg6.2 km southeast, in Ébersviller 3FortFortFort de Kœnigsmacker8.8 km northwest, in Kœnigsmacker 4FortFortOuvrage de Métrich6.8 km northwest, in Kœnigsmacker 5AttractionAttractionChâteau de Malbrouck13 km north, in Manderen-Ritzing 6AttractionAttractionFort d'Illange14 km west, in Yutz 7FortFortOuvrage du Galgenberg12 km northwest, in Cattenom 8

ChâteauChâteau de La Grange15 km west, in Manom

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions people have about Ouvrage du Hackenberg

Where is Ouvrage du Hackenberg?

Ouvrage du Hackenberg is in Veckring, in Moselle (Grand Est).

What is Ouvrage du Hackenberg?

Gros ouvrage of the Maginot Line.

How well known is Ouvrage du Hackenberg?

Ouvrage du Hackenberg has 7 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #1,019 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Ouvrage du Hackenberg?

May to September are the warmest months in Veckring, with afternoon highs of 20–26°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Ouvrage du Hackenberg?

Within 15 km: Ouvrage du Mont-des-Welches (4.3 km), Ouvrage du Michelsberg (6.2 km), Fort de Kœnigsmacker (8.8 km) and Ouvrage de Métrich (6.8 km).

Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (1)

Château de La Grange: Château de La Grange, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.