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Jaap van 't Veen club

Posted: 30 Nov 2018

Taken: 10 Apr 2009

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Nederland - Willemstad, d'Orangemolen

Nederland - Willemstad, d'Orangemolen
D’Orangemolen (d'Orange Mill) is a round brick smock mill. The flour mill was built in 1734 by order of the Nassause Domeinraad for 8.000 florins. The mill was owned by the Princes of Orange. Prins Maurits leased the mill to the miller who offered the most. It was called the ‘compulsive mill’ because all local farmers were obliged to use d'Orangemolen for grinding their grain.

The mill was restored in 1999 and the wings were also reinstalled. In 2004 the mill was in operation again after 40 or 50 years. Nowadays the mill is privately owned and used as a home

Willem van Oranje (William of Orange) gave his name to the town of Willemstad. Yet the town does not owe its existence to him but to the marquis of Bergen op Zoom, Jan IV of Glymes. He ordered that some salt marshes should be drained and surrounded by dykes. That’s were the village of Ruygenhil came into being in 1565.

In 1582 the Province of Brabant gave the village to prins Willem van Oranje in compensation for what he had spent and lost in the “cause of freedom”. After his dead in 1584 his son Prince Maurits named the town Willemstad (William’s Town), as we call it in Dutch.

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Latest comments - All (68)
 Kz Jimo
Kz Jimo
Very nice composition!
6 years ago.
 Doug Shepherd
Doug Shepherd club
Great perspective of this impressive structure Jaap. Thanks for the informative notes and the supporting PiPs.
6 years ago. Edited 6 years ago.
 Dick M
Dick M
Good shot. How cool to live in a windmill.
6 years ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
Excellent photos, I love the sheep;-)
6 years ago.
 Günter Klaus
Günter Klaus club
Sehr schöne Aufnahmen zeigst du da rund um diese schöne Mühle lieber Jaap :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Tagesausklang,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))
2 years ago.

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