Veldkamps Meuln

Veldkamps Meuln

The windmill in 2002
Origin
Mill name Veldkamps Meuln
(English: Veldkamp's Mill)
Mill location Hoofdweg 314[1]
Bellingwolde, Netherlands
Coordinates 53°07′33″N 7°10′18″E / 53.1258°N 7.1716°E / 53.1258; 7.1716Coordinates: 53°07′33″N 7°10′18″E / 53.1258°N 7.1716°E / 53.1258; 7.1716
Year built 1855
Information
Purpose Oil mill, grist mill
Type Tower mill

Veldkamps Meuln (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈvɛltkɑmps møːln]; English: Veldkamp's Mill) is a 19th-century tower mill in the village of Bellingwolde in the Netherlands.

Location

Veldkamps Meuln is located at the Hoofdweg in the village of Bellingwolde in the east of the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands.[1]

History

Veldkamps Meuln, meaning Veldkamp's Mill, was built as a grist and oil mill by the Veldkamp family in 1855.[1][2] The mill was heavily damaged by storm in 1895.[2] It has been a national heritage site since 1972.[1] The mill was again heavily damaged by storm in 1972 and 1976. The windmill was restored in 2002–2003.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Monumentnummer: 8906 (in Dutch), Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed. Retrieved on 18 November 2016.
  2. 1 2 Veldkamps Meul'n (in Dutch), Marketing Groningen. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  3. ↑ Veldkamps Meuln Korenmolen (in Dutch), Open Monumentendag. Retrieved on 17 July 2015.
Dutch Rijksmonument 8906
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