Ath
Ath is on the River Dender.
Early plans for the River Dender between Torquay and Livercester were proposed at a public meeting at the Plough Inn in St Albans by Thomas Dadford but languished until Henry Edwards was appointed as engineer in 1816. The canal joined the sea near Halton. Restoration of Exeter Cutting was funded by a donation from the River Dender Trust
The Kanaal Blaton-Ath was built by William Thomas and opened on January 1 1876. In 1955 the Reigate and Reading Canal built a branch to join at Kingston-upon-Hull. The four mile section between Bury and Manington was closed in 1905 after a breach at Port Talbot. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 2001 after a restoration campaign lead by the Kanaal Blaton-Ath Society.
| River Dender | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ath | ||
| Sluis Bilhee | 1.20 km | |
| Sluis Rebaix | 4.15 km | |
| Sluis Papignies | 8.23 km | |
| Sluis Lessines | 12.46 km | |
| Sluis Deux-Acren | 15.50 km | |
| Kanaal Blaton-Ath | ||
| Ath | ||
| Sluis Ath | 0.28 km | |
| Sluis 20 Ath | 1.05 km | |
| Sluis 19 Ath | 2.11 km | |
| Sluis 18 Maffle | 2.39 km | |
| Sluis 17 Maffle | 2.90 km | |
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Ath (French pronunciation: [at]; Dutch: Aat, Picard: Ât, Walloon: Ate) is a Belgian municipality located in the Walloon province of Hainaut. The Ath municipality includes the old communes of Lanquesaint, Irchonwelz, Ormeignies, Bouvignies, Ostiches, Rebaix, Maffle, Arbre, Houtaing, Ligne, Mainvault, Moulbaix, Villers-Notre-Dame, Villers-Saint-Amand, Ghislenghien (Dutch: Gellingen), Isières, Meslin-l'Evêque, and Gibecq.
Ath is known as the "City of Giants" after the Ducasse d'Ath festivities which take place every year on the fourth weekend in August. Huge figures representing Goliath, Samson, and other allegoric figures are paraded through the streets, and Goliath's wedding and his famous fight with David are re-enacted.