Oude Molen, Simpelveld
| Oude Molen | |
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| Old Mill | |
Oude Molen in 2008
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| Alternative names | Molen van Houben |
| General information | |
| Status | Rijksmonument (33593) |
| Type | Watermill |
| Address | Oude Molenweg 6 |
| Town or city | Simpelveld |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Coordinates | 50°50′01″N 5°58′18″E / 50.8337°N 5.9717°ECoordinates: 50°50′01″N 5°58′18″E / 50.8337°N 5.9717°E |
| Completed | 1774 |
| Designations |
House (1961-present) Gristmill (1774-1961) |
| References | |
| Database of Former Mills | |
The Oude Molen (English:Old Mill) or Molen van Houben (English: Houben's Mill) is a watermill located on the Oude Molenweg 6 in Simpelveld, Netherlands. Build in 1774 along the Eyserbeek river, the watermill functioned as gristmill until the 1960s. During this time it was restored several times. In 1960 the mill stopped functioning, and a year later the land upstream was disowned by the local government. Currently it functions as housing.
The mill is a national monument (nr 33593). Of the original mill only the millhouse and the iron breastshot water wheel, with corresponding flume, remain.
View from the west
Flume and housing, viewed from the west
Flume
Water wheel
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