- Position: Gempestraat Sint-Joris-Winge (Tielt-Winge) on the mill creek
Owner: Brewery Haacht construction year: Original 12e centuries Type: Overshot water mill Function: Corn mill Interior: Two pair-of-millstones Condition: Grind-capable, café Miller: Wilfried Nijs and Rudy Janssens Visiting hours: First Sunday of the month, 14.00 - 18.00
The Gempemolen underwent a lot of changes in the course of centuries but has survived excellent. The mill remained functioning to after the second world war and since 1944 has been classified as a monument. In the course of the next decades the mill came however decaying. The mill house, built with sand brick was transformed recent to brasserie. At the restoration, main concern was spent on the mill installation.
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