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The Sas Lock Complex, Dendermonde

The Sas Lock Complex, Dendermonde

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The Sas Lock Complex, Dendermonde

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Location: East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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3. Pond of the Brussels Forts – Oude Dender loop from Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde

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Willem VS

October 4, 2020

Schutsluis and weir lock, so-called "Oude Sas" on the Dender.

In 1667-1669 a lock with four new state water mills was erected on the Dender in the center of the city, to replace the locks and the destroyed mills of the Ooie-Nieuwburcht. The sluice with sludge played a role in the military defense of the city to flood the surrounding meadows. The new construction of the lock consisted of a central navigation channel between two brick lock walls covered with gray sandstone and equipped with pointed icebreakers, founded on a wooden floor and wooden foundation piles. The lock for inland vessels was closed with six wooden lock gates. On the lock walls stood five brick mill buildings, connected by a wooden footbridge, over the lock was a movable wooden footbridge. The mills were demolished in 1852-1853. The lock, modified in 1768 after the canalisation of the Dender between Aalst and Dendermonde, remained in use as a weir until November 15, 1978, when the Dender estuary was relocated. The old lock construction is now being restored. A new bicycle and pedestrian bridge, an iron swing bridge next to the lock is in use.

Lock with brick lock heads and gully walls, founded on piles and covered with natural stone. Two parallel elongated lock heads with pointed tip. Double wooden lock gates that were opened and closed via wooden capstans. The weir lock is operated by means of racks (toothed rods) driven by vertical winches.

During the restoration work on the lock, an old floor of oak beams was discovered at the bottom of the turning basin behind the weir lock, probably dating from the 17th century.

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Dominiek Van Dooren

November 2, 2022

The pedestrian bridge at 't Saske dates from 2009.

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Katrien

January 31, 2021

The Sas was a lock complex built in the seventeenth century. It served shipping on the River Dender and regulated the water level in the town’s canals. It could also be used to flood the surrounding meadows.

In 1978 the mouth of the Dender was moved and the locks lost their function. They were fully restored not long ago. The locks and the surroundings of the lock basin are now a special site alongside the old Dender, an elegant transition between town and countryside. It is a hub of cycling routes and walks.

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The Sas Lock Complex, Dendermonde

1. Ramparts of the Brussels Forts – Belfry and town hall loop from Dendermonde

2. Belfry and town hall – Palace of Justice loop from Dendermonde

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