Name: De Zwarte Flesch Footbridge (Pollare)
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Location: Ninove, Aalst, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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2. De Zwarte Fles Café – Pollare Sluice loop from Pollare

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DirkWi

February 4, 2024

This iron pedestrian bridge over the Dender was built in 1913.

It replaced a ferry that was previously there and was run by the innkeeper of "De Zwarte Fles" (a café that has since disappeared, on the site where the cafeteria of the same name of Schoonderhage vzw is now located).

Between the two world wars, the inn and iron bridge grew into a popular attraction for Brussels residents who went fishing there. The residents of the capital usually took the farmer's tram to get to the Dender region.

The Second World War almost proved fatal for the bridge. Retreating English soldiers blew up all the Dender bridges on 18 May 1940, including the one at Pollare. The bridge broke into two unequal parts. The longest part was straightened and supported by wooden pillars. The remaining distance was bridged with tree trunks. The bridge was finally repaired in 1948.

Source: erfgoedceldenderland.be/projecten/stroom/pollare-de-zwarte-flesch-en-passerelle

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Location: Ninove, Aalst, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

De Zwarte Flesch Footbridge (Pollare)

1. Highest Point of Neigembos – Hollow Way in Neigembos loop from Ninove

2. De Zwarte Fles Café – Pollare Sluice loop from Pollare

3. Old Town Hall of Meerbeke – Church of Meerbeke loop from Meerbeke

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