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Between 1831 and 1837, David was director of the Pitzemburg College in Mechelen. From 1834, he held the chair of Language and Literature, and from 1836, the chair of Dutch History at the Catholic University of Leuven. There, he was committed to promoting Dutch (Flemish) literature. In 1864, he became a member of the Spelling Commission, which officially recognized the unity of language in Flanders and the Netherlands. He contributed to the Groot Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal (Great Dictionary of the Dutch Language).

Already in the initial plans of 1831, a railway line from Antwerp to Germany was to run via Lier. However, later routes diverted this connection via Mechelen or Grobbendonk and Herentals, much to the displeasure of the Lier city council, which considered the city the obvious gateway to the Kempen region. There was also a long dispute as to whether the line from Lier would be better to run to Kontich or Duffel. The rail connection became concrete when a concession for a Lier-Turnhout railway line was approved by law on May 1, 1853. The first trains ran on the Kontich-Herentals line in mid-March 1855, and the official opening followed on April 19 and 23, 1855 (freight and passenger services respectively).

The Nete Diversion Canal (also called the Diversion Canal) is a man-made canal that runs halfway around the city of Lier. It was originally intended to divert excess water from the Kleine Nete around Lier to relieve the lower-lying areas in the east of the city. The diversion canal begins at the Kleine Nete in the northeast of Lier and flows into the Nete in the south.

Not exactly what I would usually call a highlight, but it is a beautiful spot, with the Kleine Nete on one side and the waters and green turf of the fishing club on the other.

This is the northernmost section of the diversion canal, which is otherwise located mainly west of the city. "The diversion canal or bypass canal of the Nete was dug in 1860 west of Lier. The diversion canal is bordered by a wooded embankment or a row of trees and the towpath." Source and extensive historical information: Inventory of Immovable Heritage: Diversion Canal of the Nete and the Walk, https://id.erfgoed.net/erfgoedobjecten/300030

Frans Devriendt statue of Canon David

relaxing

It's wonderful to put aside my worries for a while!