Altar in the Church of Our Lady, Dendermonde

Designed by Jan Du Can, Jacques Francart II, Hans van Mildert and Andries de Nole

Stonemasonry by Huibrecht van den Eynde Sculpted by Guillaume Kerricx and Jacques Hulleneir

CC BY 4.0 KIK-IRPA, Brussels (Belgium)

In Appels, a village in the Belgian municipality of Dendermonde, a large (almost 5m high) processional giant in the shape of a horse known as the "Peird van Appels" (aka "Ros Appels") was the central figure in the annual Ommegang. It was a symbol of a local pride and community spirit. Tragically it was lost in a fire on the 13th of May 2026.

Het Peirtje van 't Keur aan het begin van onze rondgang op 20 juli.