Historic Windmills & Watermills

Explore the industrial heritage of the Limburg region through this collection of historic mills. The list features a variety of engineering styles, from undershot and middle-shot watermills powered by the Geul and Neerbeek rivers to traditional brick tower mills and wooden post mills. These sites include the oldest working watermill in the Netherlands and functional corn mills that still demonstrate traditional milling techniques used for centuries across the region.

Historic Windmills & Watermills — Carte

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Bishop's Mill

The oldest still working watermill in Netherlands. Learn about the craft of milling and see how flour is made.

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Keijersmolen

A brick belt mill built in 1869, located in the village of Molenbeersel.

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Weltermolen, Welten

The Weltermolen is a watermill located in Welten, Heerlen in the Netherlands.

P.W.E.A. van Bussel / Public domain

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Sint Hubertusmolen

A rare semi-enclosed wooden post mill located in Klein Genhout.

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Friedesse Molen

An undershot watermill on the Neerbeek that continues to operate as a functional corn mill.

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Oliemolen, Heerlen

The Oliemolen is a 16th-century watermill located at the foot of a steep hill in the Aambos, Heerlen in the Netherlands.

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Franse Molen

A historic watermill situated in the center of Valkenburg, powered by the Geul river.

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Torenmolen van Gronsveld, Maastricht

The Torenmolen van Gronsveld is a tower mill near Gronsveld in the municipally of Maastricht, the Netherlands, which is still in working…

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Groote Molen

A watermill on the Geul in Meerssen, historically known as a banmolen or compulsory mill.

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Borgermolen

A former watermill located in the hamlet of Heisterbrug near Schinnen.

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Onderste Molen

Also known as the Commandeursmolen, this watermill on the Geul river is located in Mechelen.

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Molen van Hulsen

An undershot watermill situated in the hamlet of Hulsen near Geulle.

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Volmolen

A middle-shot watermill near Epen, originally used as a fulling mill for the wool industry.

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Bovenste Molen

A watermill powered by the Geul river, located in the hamlet of Höfke near Mechelen.

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IJzeren Molen

A watermill on the Kleine Geul branch, also referred to as the Nieuwe Molen or Rothemermolen.

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Sint-Antonius

A traditional brick corn mill located in the village of Laar.

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Sint-Antoniusmolen

A historic windmill located in the Heythuysen area.