Name: Refugium of Baudeloo
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Location: Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands

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1. Gentse Poort – City Mill loop from Hulst-Centrum

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2. Gentse Poort – Pagadder Statue in Hulst loop from Hulst

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3. Gentse Poort – City Mill loop from Dullaert

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

December 11, 2022

One of the oldest brick buildings in Hulst. The stepped gables and the stair tower (pagadder tower) are parts of the original building. It was surrounded by gardens at the time. It was built in the 14th century as the seat of the steward and was also the granary and refuge of the Baudeloo monks' abbey in Sinaai. People such as Count Louis of Male, Emperor Charles the Fifth and King Philip the Second stayed here. In 1852 the complex was bought by the Franciscan Sisters from Roosendaal. They started a boarding school for girls. After the departure of the sisters - in the 1990s - the added school buildings were demolished. The building is now used as a music school.

Source: inulst.nl/zien-en-doen/refugium-van-baudeloo

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Katrien

May 18, 2025

Like Refugium Ten Duinen, this was a refuge for Cistercian monks who reclaimed the area around Hulst in the late Middle Ages. It is one of the oldest buildings in Hulst and used to be part of the Baudeloo complex, which also included a large garden. Over the centuries, the building has also served as a governor's residence, hospital and boarding school. The Zeeland Music School is now located here.

The building has a particularly characteristic tower: a pagadder tower. In that tower, small men sat on the lookout. They warned shipowners when their ship was approaching. The term pagadder is derived from the Spanish 'pagare' (to pay). This either has to do with the fact that the men were paid per ship they saw, or it is a reference to their small stature. If you were too small to become a soldier in the Spanish army, you became a 'pajadore' (paymaster). Incidentally, in Antwerp a small man is still called a 'nen pagadder'.

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Location: Hulst, Zeeland, Netherlands

Refugium of Baudeloo

1. Gentse Poort – City Mill loop from Hulst-Centrum

2. Gentse Poort – Pagadder Statue in Hulst loop from Hulst

3. Gentse Poort – City Mill loop from Dullaert

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