De Zoeker – English
De Zoeker De Zoeker oil mill was built in 1673. In 1925 the mill, standing in the open field near Zaandijk, was hit by a tornado. Thus, yet another mill [...]
Tag Archives: Intangible Heritage of the Netherlands
Het Pink – English
Het Pink The oldest parts of the Het Pink oil mill in Koog aan de Zaan probably date from 1620. The original rocking mill was replaced in 1751 by an [...]
Holten’s Molen – English
Holten's Molen Holten's Molen in Deurne is a mill with three functions that was and is still used as a small-scale village business. Milling is done for bakers, families and [...]
De Wachter – English
De Wachter (guardian) De Wachter corn and oil mill in Zuidlaren was built in 1851 by the Van Bon family from Midlaren. The flour mill, an octagonal mill, is a [...]
Oostendorper water mill – English
Oostendorper watermolen The current Oostendorper watermill has not always been in its current location. This mill was originally located between the Lankheterbrug and the Veddersbrug. This mill must have been [...]
Commission and Contact – English
Commission The Olieslaan Commission has taken the initiative to add the oil-pressing craft to the Intangible Heritage of the Netherlands inventory. The Olieslaan Committee consists of the Woldzigt oil and [...]
UNESCO – English
Miller's craft on UNESCO's intangible heritage list On December 5, 2017, there was a party for the Dutch millers. The ancient craft of milling has been recognized by UNESCO as [...]
Our locations – English
Where are our mills located? On this page you will find an overview per province and location of the locations where our windmills are located and you can easily navigate [...]
Home – Oliemolens.nl – English
Extracting oil The craft of oil milling has existed for a long time, the first guild for millers and oil extracters was founded before 1629. At the time, oil mills [...]