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Tribute to the shrimp fishermen (bronze statue)

Tribute to the shrimp fishermen (bronze statue)

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Tribute to the shrimp fishermen (bronze statue)

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Location: Koksijde, Veurne, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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Bernd 🌲🦌🍄🥾

July 24, 2022

In Oostduinkerke you can learn about the life of fishermen back then. This tradition is still maintained here because it is the only place in Europe where crabs are still caught on horseback. At low tide you can see the fishermen at work. And the crabs are not just caught. Cooking demonstrations are regularly held and you can also buy crabs.
Source: belgischekueste.be/de/inspiration/die-krabbenfischer-zu-pferd

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

April 27, 2024

The iconic statues of horse fishermen are on the beach of Oostduinkerke - Bad.
They are the trigger to make a link with the past. Oostduinkerke is a unique and only place in the world where shrimp fishermen on horseback keep an age-old tradition alive. It is always a spectacular spectacle that is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

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Els Q

November 6, 2023

Oostduinkerke is known for its shrimp fishing. It is the only place in Europe where this happens on horseback. In 2013, shrimp fishing on horseback was added to the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. The tradition has been around for about 500 years. The shrimp fishermen, who sit high on their sturdy farm horses, still command everyone's admiration as they laboriously plow through the waves.

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