- Position: Volmolenstraat 11, on the Bosbrook Opoeteren (Maaseik)
Owner: Theo Vandersteegen Construction year: 1751/1875 Type: Undershot water mill Function: Corn mill Interior: Wheel and lock need restoration Condition: Bldg. well maintained;indoor-works moderate; wheel and lock need restoration Miller: None Visiting hours: At present in use as a riding school and restaurant
The Volmolen was set up in 1751, as vol mill (Vollen is a final processing of wools woven substance as a result of which the quality strongly improved). According to a description from 1807 had the mill four vol hammers. Shortly after 1849 the mill was stopped, since he technically had become outdated. In 1875 at the same place a bricks grain water mill was set up. The water mill was protected in 1993, as a monument and with its surroundings as a rural sight.
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