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Nieuwpoort Fishermen's Monument

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Nieuwpoort Fishermen's Monument

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  • Location: Nieuwpoort, Veurne, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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    June 10, 2025

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    The Fishermen's Monument in Nieuwpoort is centrally located on the Kaaiplein, near the municipal Fish Market. This life-size bronze statue by artist Pierre de Soete was unveiled on 13 July 1958 by Prince Albert as a lasting tribute to all Belgian fishermen who died at sea. In 2009, a memorial plaque was added to the foot of the monument with the names of the Nieuwpoort fishermen who never returned.
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    July 6, 2023

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    Tribute (unveiled in 1958) from the City of Nieuwpoort to all Belgian fishermen who died at sea.

    At the foot of the statue there is (since 2009) a memorial plaque with the names of all Nieuwpoort fishermen who never returned home. For the surviving relatives, the Fisherman's Monument functions as a kind of grave and a place of reflection.

    A serene celebration takes place here every year on Pentecost Monday. Family members of deceased fishermen, together with government agencies and associations, lay a wreath of flowers there.

    Source: nieuwpoort.be
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    December 10, 2019

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    Solid carved statue of a local fisherman to memorialize all Belgian fishermen died on sea
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    Location: Nieuwpoort, Veurne, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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