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Dendermonde is a city in East Flanders, Belgium, at the mouth of the river Dender. It has a rich history, a UNESCO-listed belfry and cloth hall, and a folkloric feud with Aalst.
- Grote Markt
- Stadhuis
- Vleeshuismuseum
- Begijnhof
- Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk
- Abdij Van Dendermonde
- Dendermonde–Puurs Steam Railway
- Gerechtsgebouw Van Dendermonde
- Bastion VIII
- Wandelroute: Dendermonde Vestingstad
It’s exciting to think that people have been meeting on Dendermonde’s main square for many hundreds of years. Early on, this space was the outer bailey of a castle, and excavations have brought to light an 11th-century cemetery. Now attracting your attention are the Vleeshuis (meat hall) and the city hall with its Gothic belfry, all of which are op...
The 13th-century city hall is a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its magnificent belfry, one of 56 such tower listed across Belgium and Northern France. Dendermonde’s belfry started out as a corner tower for the city’s cloth hall. This building, with stepped gables and a row of finely moulded niches, was integrated into the city hall in the 15th cent...
The majestic Late Gothic meat trading hall on Grote Markt was completed in 1462, replacing an older edifice from the 13th century. Local butchers traded on the ground floor, and this was the only place in Dendermonde where they were permitted to sell to private individuals. The old meat counters had been dismantled by the 1860s the and the hall was...
Beguines, lay religious women who hadn’t taken vows of poverty, lived at this community from its foundation in 1288 right until the last beguine passed away in 1975. The Sint-Alexiusbegijnhof has 61 houses on a grassy trapezoidal square, reconstructed at the end of the 16th century after an iconoclastic riot. The beguinage was listed as a UNESCO Wo...
There’s a lot to discover inside the beautiful Sheldt Gothic church with an octagonal tower. Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk gained its current design when the previous 11th-century Romanesque building was reworked between the 13th and 15th centuries. The structures that you see attached to the church on the east side belong to a chapterhouse that has been h...
Another remarkable monument awaiting you in the old heart of Dendermonde is the functioning Benedictine abbey on Vlasmarkt. Dedicated to St Peter and St Paul, this was established in 1837 by one of the last surviving monks from Affligem Abbey, dissolved in the French Revolution in 1797. The location for Dendermonde’s abbey was an old, 16th-century ...
There’s a 14-kilometre heritage line operating in July, August and September between Dendermonde and the town of Puurs, about halfway to Antwerp. The railway is cared for by a non-profit society looking after a fleet of nine steam and diesel locomotives in various states of restoration. Riding through the East Flanders and Antwerp countryside in a ...
In Medieval times the Lords of Dendermonde resided at the site of the current Court of First Instance on the left bank of the Oude Dender. In 1664 the castle was assigned to a Carmelite monastery that was eventually suppressed during the French Revolution. The grand neo-Gothic courthouse you see now is actually the second at this location after the...
Until the 20th century Dendermonde was encircled by metre-high walls and a belt of canals, dating from its time as a barrier fortress between the Dutch Republic and the Kingdom of France. There are traces of defensive structures all over the city, and if you look at a map it’s not hard to make out the course of that moat. In the west of Dendermonde...
If this has piqued your interest in Dendermonde’s military past, there’s a three-kilometre walking trail set up by the city’s tourist office. This route isn’t signposted, but can be done with a free leaflet and map. You’ll witness bastions, ravelins, restored city gates, an infantry barracks, an arsenal and a military hospital, mostly from the begi...
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Dendermonde is a Flemish destination with a rich heritage and a unique tradition. Learn about the Ros Beiaard, the symbol of the city, and the UNESCO World Heritage Belfry.
Dendermonde is a small city in East Flanders, Belgium, with a historic centre, a UNESCO-listed belfry and a beguinage. Learn how to get there, what to see and do, where to eat and sleep, and more.
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