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Statue of Willem van Saeftinge
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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën
June 24, 2025
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The bronze statue of Willem van Saeftinge is by sculptor Jef Claerhout and has been standing here on a hexagonal pedestal since June 1988.
Historical context: Willem van Saeftinge was …
Historical context: Willem van Saeftinge was …
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•🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën
June 24, 2025
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The so-called "Austrian Comptoir", trading house during the Austrian rule. Shown on a map from 1724 within a walled plot together with the farm. A Comptoir was a trading post …
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Feuerläuferin
May 4, 2025
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Discovered near the church of Lissewege. Willem van Saeftinghe was a lay brother at the Cistercian abbey of Ter Doest in Lissewege. He became a Flemish folk hero after fighting in the Battle of the Golden Spurs.
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