The statue on the Dender is the Statue of the Fat Van Pamel, a monument in Pamel (Roosdaal) in memory of the popular figure Victor De Klerck, alias 'the Fat …

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Willem VS

April 25, 2021

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Much has been written about Victor De Klercq. A heavy man who hid in his basement from the onlookers who wanted to catch a glimpse of Den dik van Pamel …

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NancyR-TommyS

July 18, 2020

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Victor De Klerck, alias the Dikke van Pamel (Pamel, June 14, 1848 - there, February 16, 1885) is a folkloric figure from Roosdaal. De Klerck was born in the municipality of Pamel. De Klerck is said to have weighed about 300 kilograms and was therefore nicknamed the Fat van Pamel. In 1985, 100 years after his death, De Klerck received a statue in Pamel. In folkloric processions, the Dikke van Pamel is portrayed as a large heavy doll.

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