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The Tobacco Planter Statue

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The Tobacco Planter Statue

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

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    February 6, 2024

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    In the 19th century, Appelterre became known as “the tobacco village”, at a time when there were no harmful effects of smoking. After the Second World War the cigarette replaced tobacco and now there is hardly a trace of the tobacco industry.

    A statue (by Willy Ronsmans) reminds us of that past.

    The village song also praises that village history, as evidenced by this stanza:
    "We will win nice tobacco
    fine leaves and such a beautiful color.
    She brings prosperity to families
    where it smokes,… of tobacco smell"
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    Location: Ninove, Aalst, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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