
Frederik Roelens
City archaeologist of Bruges, Belgium, leading the city's archaeological service (Raakvlak) and research into its medieval water infrastructure.
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Sep 21, 2026
Reimagining Bruges' Historic Waters - with Ilse Vansevenant and Frederik Roelens
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Johannes RieglerHOST
yeah very nice and you already mentioned both of you mentioned already the different the links between or not even the links but how how versatile this project is brings together sensors with archaeology and cultural heritage and so on what's something most people misunderstand about Bruges

Frederik RoelensGUEST
there's like A general idea, I think it's from Belgians in general that Bruges is like a theme park, like a Disneyland, which is fake, but it's actually the other way around.

Frederik RoelensGUEST
There are a few central squares or public buildings which have a certain aura of Disney, which had some restorations which are not necessarily historically correct.

Frederik RoelensGUEST
If you actually go inside of the houses, there's a lot to see, a lot to spot.

Frederik RoelensGUEST
And I think Bruges is actually, in Flanders, it's like the city with the most medieval houses which are still standing and still inhabited.

Frederik RoelensGUEST
It's typical, if we buy a house in Belgium, what do we do? We throw out the kitchen, we change the bathroom, perhaps some flooring, and that's exactly what people did in the Middle Ages.

Frederik RoelensGUEST
But structural changes, if your roof is still working as it should be, it's kept as it is.

Johannes RieglerHOST
But if you visited the exhibition, you know that water and the connection to water in the city has been a very long-standing...