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Sas van Gent Fortifications

Sas van Gent Fortifications

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Sas van Gent Fortifications

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Location: Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands

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4.1

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1. Inner harbor – Otheensche Creek loop from Vogelzang

44.7km

02:35

50m

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2. Inner harbor – The Grote Kilkreek loop from Oosteeklo

53.8km

03:13

60m

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Inner harbor – The Grote Kilkreek loop from Westdorpe

54.6km

03:18

60m

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

October 12, 2023

Sas van Gent is located on the canal from Ghent to Terneuzen and mainly owes its existence to this.

This canal was dug in the 16th century after the Lieve silted up and Emperor Charles V gave permission to break the dike here with a lock. The resulting settlement was soon attacked and set on fire by the Water Beggars. After this, one of the largest and strongest fortifications in the Netherlands was built around Sas van Gent. The fortress consisted of six strongholds, six ravelins, two lunettes and three city gates. During the high unemployment in the 1930s, the fortress, except for a few fragments, was completely demolished by unemployed people.

Nowadays Sas van Gent is a contemporary village where several activities are held every year. One of the examples of this is the Rock around the Bridge festival, which has been held here since 1992. During the carnival they call it Beteklopstad and the inhabitants are called Betekopen. Every carnival a lights parade is held here on Tuesday evening. The Flemish singer Louis Neefs wrote the song Annelies from Sas van Gent, this song has been covered by Rob de Nijs, among others. A major disadvantage of Sas van Gent is that due to its location on the canal, there is a lot of industry in the immediate vicinity of the village.

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Jeroen Demaeght

March 6, 2022

nice view over the canal

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Elevation 60 m

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Location: Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands

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Sas van Gent Fortifications

1. Inner harbor – Otheensche Creek loop from Vogelzang

2. Inner harbor – The Grote Kilkreek loop from Oosteeklo

3. Inner harbor – The Grote Kilkreek loop from Westdorpe

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