Windmill Wednesdays
The
Bergeijk Standermolen
Ekkerstraat
4
LH
5571
Bergeijk,
The Netherlands
The
Bergeijk Standermolen was originally built in the 14th century. The
earliest mention of the mill is in 1330. Residents of Bergeijk were required to
bring their grain to the mill to be ground for the Nobertine Abbey in Postel. The
Abbey had several mills in the area that did this which gave the Abbey a
permanent source of income.
The
current mill was built around 1758. Standermolen means standard mill. This
beautiful mill in Bergeijk has no name.
The Bergeijk
Standermolen is a post mill which is earliest type of European windmill. The body of the mill,
that houses the machinery, is mounted on a single vertical post around which it
can be turned to bring the sails into the wind.
The town of Bergeijk has owned this
windmill since 1955 and was restored in 1970. But due to poor conditions of the
mill and harsh effects from the weather the decision was made in 2003 to close
the mill. Luckily this beautiful
windmill sits proudly in the middle of a roundabout for everyone to see as they
pass through town. The Bergeijk Windmill or “Little Miss No Name” as I like to
call her really needs a name. But I guess The Bergeijk Windmill sounds pretty
fabulous!
Tot Ziens
By "close" it, do you mean it is no longer being maintained and is deteriorating again?
ReplyDeleteThe mill is owned by the city so they keep her looking beautiful. It no longer is a working mill. I didn't see the inside but apparently there are all sorts of cool etchings inside. I would love to see that some day. If I do... I'll post pictures.
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