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Boelwerf crane

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Boelwerf crane

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  • Location: Temse, Sint-Niklaas, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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    July 14, 2025

    Cycling

    This crane is a sentimental object for the people of Temse. Many residents used to work at the Boelwerf. Restoration is urgently needed, but hasn't yet begun.
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    August 12, 2024

    Cycling

    Silent stately witness to Temse's shipyard past.
    The Boelwerf crane is Protected Heritage.
    The tower crane was built in 1957 by the metal company Nobels-Peelman, commissioned by the shipping company Cockerill Yards. After the bankruptcy of the shipping company, the tower crane came to Temse, where it still watches over the Scheldt.


    Nice to look up at for a moment.
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    March 24, 2025

    Hiking

    "Our Boelwerf crane will remain!" is written on the tower crane.
    In 2021, it seemed as if it would disappear. At the request of the municipality, which could not/did not …
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    Location: Temse, Sint-Niklaas, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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