The best city hikes and walks around Buggenhoutbos

This neoclassical triumphal arch was built in 1822 as part of the Wellington Barrier, a defensive line against France under Dutch rule. Designed by Captain-Engineer Cornelis Alewijn, it served as the entrance to the fortified town of Dendermonde.

🚢 The museum is working on the reconstruction of a historic botter - a traditional Dutch fishing vessel - called Rosalie, a project that is reviving traditional shipbuilding.

Excerpt from "Walking in Scheldt Country – Centenary of the Great War." Dendermonde – a ruin on the Scheldt and Dender rivers. The brutal entry at the Brussels Gate The restored city gate is one of the most striking features of the old fortified town of Dendermonde. It provides access to the city park. German troops entered the city for the first time through the passage next to the Brussels Gate. From the early morning of September 4, 1914, they advanced from Aalst and Lebbeke. Civilians were taken hostage, tortured, and murdered. At the earthen ramparts of the Brussels Gate, they encountered the Belgian soldiers tasked with defending their city. To their horror, they saw the German troops chase civilians before them like human shields. The hostages were even forced to lie down on the ground so the Germans could hide behind them while they fired. The Belgian soldiers tried to spare the hostages, but the Germans shot right through them with their cannons.

The Stadspark is a park in the East Flemish city of Dendermonde. The park was built in the 1950s on an area that belonged to the Defensive Works of Dendermonde and through which a viaduct was built in 1933-1934. This viaduct divides the park into two parts: The Daniël Schellekenspark on the Leopoldlaan, with the Brusselse Poort The William Bruynincxpark on the Stationsstraat, with the statue of the Ros Beiaard, made by Marc De Bruyn and placed in 1959.

The Brussels Gate is a city gate in the East Flemish city of Dendermonde, located on the Leopoldlaan. The history of the Brussels Gate is the same as that of the Mechelen Gate. The Brussels Gate was also built in 1822 as part of the Wellington barrier by Cornelis Alewijn. Here too, there was an inner and outer gate and a ravelin, which could be crossed by drawbridges. Due to the construction of a viaduct in 1933-1934, the ravelin was filled in and the inner and outer bridges were demolished, as well as the outer gate. In the 1940s and 1950s, the City Park was constructed on the fortress grounds. A pergola was built from part of the bluestone pillars of the outer bridge. The fixed bridge was also restored. The gate is identical to the Mechelen Gate, has a brick core and a natural stone cladding in neoclassical style. Here too, the retrieval mechanism was preserved. A large part of the magazine, as well as a powder and ammunition magazine, were preserved.

The museum keeps alive the memory of the times when Baasrode was important for shipbuilding, river fishing, trade and transport of goods. Source Wikipedia

Wooded area along the Dender in Dendermonde between the railway, Tanneweg and Oud Klooster with many paths. Pleasant to walk in.

As early as the 16th century, a chapel dedicated to Our Lady was said to have stood on this site. In the current chapel, in addition to a statue of Our Lady of Lourdes (right), there is also a statue of Saint Theresa (left), both on a wooden pedestal. In between, there is a second statue of Our Lady of Lourdes, adored by Bernadette Soubiro (see statue on the left). Angel statues, a statue of the Holy Family, of Saint Theresa, Saint Anthony and Saint Rita complete the whole, which is flanked on the left and right by wooden pastoral nosters, hung on the side walls. Source: Inventory of Immovable Heritage