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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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71 comments

Adele said:

HFF and a very nice weekend Jaap!
A very interesting story and a great series of images of this beautiful mill!
5 years ago

Anji. said:

Merci pour la doc ! HFF, Jaap, et bon week-end !
5 years ago ( translate )

Roger (Grisly) said:

Nice facts and a terrific image Jaap
HFF and a lovely weekend
5 years ago

Jadviga Grase said:

Fantastic mill and wings!
Have a nice weekend, Jaap!
5 years ago ( translate )

Christel Ehretsmann said:

nice angle of view
and nice details
5 years ago ( translate )

Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨* said:

une merveille Jaap !*****************
merci et bon week-end ! Amitiés à toi♫
5 years ago ( translate )

Ulrich John said:

Fine POV, Jaap ! HFF and a very nice weekend !
5 years ago ( translate )

Berny said:

very nice windmill!
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Beatrice Degan(MARS) said:

HFF Jaap!W
very fine capture and Pips.
have a nice weekend ahead !
5 years ago

Erika Akire said:

...HFF and a nice WE...
5 years ago

Erhard Bernstein said:

HFF Jaap!
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Guy Bacca (guybac) said:

Trois belles photos pour la mise en valeur de ce moulin
Bonne fin de semaine
5 years ago ( translate )

LutzP said:

Love the pip with the sheep most, a wonderful old windmill!
5 years ago

Rosalyn Hilborne said:

Superb pictures Jaap.
HFF and happy weekend.
5 years ago ( translate )

Peter Castell said:

HFF Jaap great shots and interesting information as always, it would have been masterpiece of engineering when it was built
5 years ago