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==Points of interest== ===Heritage Railway=== [[File:Cockerill.jpg|thumb|Historic steam train]] [[File:Sint-Amanduskerk (Sint-Amands) 04.jpg|thumb|Sint-Amands church]] The [[Dendermonde-Puurs Steam Railway]] is a [[heritage railway|heritage railroad]] that links up Puurs and Dendermonde. The maintenance road that runs alongside serves as a bicycle track. Bikers can leave the track in Sint-Amands and follow the scenic route up North on the banks of the river Scheldt. ===Émile Verhaeren Museum=== [[File:GrafVerhaeren.jpg|thumb|Grave of Emile Verhaeren]] [[Émile Verhaeren|Émile Adolphe Gustave Verhaeren]] (Dutch: [vərˈɦaːrən]; 21 May 1855 – 27 November 1916) was a Belgian poet who wrote in the French language and an art critic. He was one of the founders of the school of Symbolism and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature on six occasions. === Grave of Emile Verhaeren === The tomb of the poet Emile Verhaeren sits on the bank of the Scheldt River, near the Sint-Amands church. ===Mill Museum=== Various models and mill arrangements can be found within the museum. The museum also houses books, reference works, photos, magazines, newspaper clippings and paintings. === Sint-Amands Church === The [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] church of Sint-Amands dates back to 1417 and remains in use to this day. === Fourage Castle === [[File:Sint-Amands Kuitegemstraat 27 - 155386 - onroerenderfgoed.jpg|thumb|Fourage castle]] Fourage castle is a former manufacturer villa built in 1912. The building was owned by a Mr. Fourage, the owner of a chemical fertilizer factory. In the 1960s, the building was rented to the Zonnehuis Foundation as a home for abandoned children. === Our Lady of the Dark Chapel (Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Ten-Donkerekapel) === [[File:Kapel van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Ten Donkere-2.JPG|thumb|Kapel van Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Ten Donkere]]A small chapel dedicated to the [[Mary, mother of Jesus|Virgin Mary]] containing an altar dating to the 1700s.
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