Oude Molen, Simpelveld
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.
| 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 | 50.8337°N 5.9717°E |
| Completed | 1774 |
| Designations | House (1961-present) Gristmill (1774-1961) |
| References | |
| Database of Former Mills (in Dutch) | |
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.
Gallery
- Molen van Houben
View from the west
Flume and housing, viewed from the west
Flume
Water wheel
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