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Bogaerd Bridge and Children’s Sculpture, Dendermonde

Bogaerd Bridge and Children’s Sculpture, Dendermonde

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Bogaerd Bridge and Children’s Sculpture, Dendermonde

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Location: East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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1. Path Along the Scheldt River – Scheldt Riverside Trail loop from Schoonaarde

77.0km

04:30

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2. Towpath Along the Dender – Denderbelle Lock and Weir loop from Aalst

59.4km

03:23

70m

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3. Scheldedijk near the Wijmeersen – Market Square, Dendermonde loop from Wetteren

53.1km

03:06

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Claudine en Robert🇧🇪🚴

June 23, 2022

The new Bogaerd Bridge, between the Gedempte and the still open Dender in Dendermond's inner city, dates from 2014. It was designed after a copy of the Vlasmarkt Bridge, with a typical iron construction in a triangular shape that towers above the bridge.

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Dominiek Van Dooren

May 6, 2024

The renovation of the Bogaerd Bridge took just under two years. The existing Bogaerddam was then completely removed and replaced by a new bridge. The Dender was also extended a little further at that time, so that since then water has been flowing under the Bogaerd Bridge again.

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Willem VS

August 8, 2025

The children's statue at the Bogaerd Bridge, officially titled "Dancing Children," is a bronze sculpture by Dendermonde artist Jos De Decker (1912–2000). The statue depicts a girl and two boys holding hands, dancing exuberantly. The children are depicted lively and playfully, giving the statue a sense of joy and innocence.
What makes this statue special is the context in which it was erected in 1997: in the aftermath of the Dutroux affair. Instead of focusing on the horror, the choice was made to emphasize the innocence of the victims. The statue was donated by Rotary Dendermonde and was installed at the former Bogaerddam. After the construction of the new Bogaerd Bridge, it was reinstalled in 2015 at the foot of the bridge, in the cobbled area along Kasteelstraat.

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Location: East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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Bogaerd Bridge and Children’s Sculpture, Dendermonde

1. Path Along the Scheldt River – Scheldt Riverside Trail loop from Schoonaarde

2. Towpath Along the Dender – Denderbelle Lock and Weir loop from Aalst

3. Scheldedijk near the Wijmeersen – Market Square, Dendermonde loop from Wetteren

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