Artevelde-standbeeld

Jacob Van Artevelde is pointing towards England. His opportunistic support of the English king meant that in the 14th century Ghent, and by extension the whole of Flanders, was able to remain largely neutral and continue to thrive during the Hundred Years War. Thanks to the ‘Wise Man of Ghent’, the cloth industry flourished as never before. 660 years after he was murdered by rivals, Ghent is still called the city of Artevelde.

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After the murder in 1345, Jacob of Artevelde disappeared for a small 500 year from our collective memory. 

In 1863, he got a statue on the friday market.  It is the oldest statue of the whole city.  It was designed by the Ghent artist Petrus the Vigne-Quoy. It is 11 meter high.

King Leopold One of Belgium inaugurated the statue, together with his son.

On the 4 corners of the statue, you can see 4 virgins, representing Flanders, Ghent, Bruges and Ypres.

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Artevelde negotiated with the English king Edward III a neutral position for Ghent in the French-English war.  Due to this agreement, the Ghents wool-import was insured, and as such also the core of the linnen-activity in Ghent. 

From pure gratitude, the people from Ghent crowned the English king on the Friday market as king of France.

Edward the 3rd treated Artevelde as a ‘prince of Flanders’, which didn’t please everybody. Behind the back of the rulers of Ghent, Artevelde promissed the English king financial support to fund his war against France. This killed his position and in 1343 Artevelde had to flee to England. His return in 1345 provoked a revolt of the weavers and Artevelde ot killed near his house on the Kalandeberg.

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Overview of the most popular walking and hiking routes near Artevelde-standbeeld

Wandelen in Gent

Gent

1.96 km | Language: NL |

Deze wandeling wordt u aangeboden door Stad Gent. Ze doet u in een tweetal uur kennismaken met de historische kuip, zoals de historische binnenstad van…   More info

Walking in Ghent

Ghent

1.96 km | Language: EN |

The old centre of the city of Ghent is known as the 'kuip', and this walk will take you around most of it in two…   More info

Gand, Petillant d'authenticite

Gand

1.96 km | Language: FR |

En deux bonnes heures, cette promenade vous fait découvrir la 'fosse' (de kuip), comme on appelle le centre historique de la ville de Gand. C'est…   More info

Overview of the most popular cycle routes near Artevelde-standbeeld

Fietsroute in Gent

Gent

9.29 km | Language: NL |

Deze fietsroute, gemaakt door Vizit brengt je langs de meest interessante plaatsen van Gent en omstreken.   More info

ManZktVrouw fietsroute

44.9 km | Language: NL |

Deze fietsroute voert je langs het decor en de plaatsen die gebruikt werden in de prachtige Vlaamse film 'ManZktVrouw', waar de acteurs Jan Decleir, Wim…   More info

Gent gezien door het archief van de Universiteitsbibliotheek Gent

16.1 km | Language: NL |

Route die je aan de hand van het uniek beeldarchief van de Universiteitsbibliotheek Gent door de stad loodst. INFO: De route start en eindigt aan…   More info

Overview of the most popular car and motorcycle routes near Artevelde-standbeeld

RouteYou bereiken met de auto

5.64 km | Language: NL |

Routebeschrijving hoe je RouteYou kan bereiken met de auto.   More info

Moto bestemmingen route

0.393 km | Language: NL |

Deze technische route bevat een collectie van moto-bestemming-POI's die als knooppunt in een motorroutenetwerk kunnen worden gebruikt   More info

rout2

6.14 km | Language: EN |

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