Construction workers find gold worth millions in Belgium

Construction workers in Dendermonde, East Flanders, Belgium, stumbled upon a fortune while undertaking renovation work. The discovery included 49 gold bars, each weighing one kilogram, and a significant number of gold coins, with an estimated total value of around nine million euros.

The find occurred during work to lay sewage pipes on the grounds of a charity organization. The exact circumstances of how the gold came to be buried and who its rightful owner is remain unclear.

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The gold has been handed over to federal authorities so that it can be stored in a high-security vault.

Local police confirmed that the gold has been handed over to federal authorities for safekeeping in a high-security vault. They have also issued a public appeal, asking people not to visit the discovery site in hopes of finding more treasure.

According to Piet Buyse, a former mayor of Dendermonde and a historian, the property once belonged to a wealthy brewing family. This family reportedly bequeathed the land to the church with the stipulation that it be used for charitable purposes.

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the property had belonged to a wealthy brewing family. The family had left it to the church – on the condition that it be used for charitable purposes.