De Arend, Wouw

De Arend (English: The Eagle) is a windmill located on the Akkerstraat 11 in Wouw, Roosendaal, in the province of North Brabant, Netherlands. Built in 1811 on an artificial hill, the windmill functioned as a gristmill. The mill was built as a tower mill and its sails have a span of 25.85 metres (84.8 ft).[1] The mill is a national monument (nr 39624) since 24 June 1971.[2]

De Arend
The Eagle
De Arend in 2008
General information
Status	Rijksmonument (39624)
Type	Windmill
Address	Akkerstraat 11 4724 SX, Wouw, Roosendaal
Town or city	Roosendaal
Country	Netherlands
Coordinates	51.516389°N 4.385278°E
Completed	1811, 1825
Designations	Gristmill
References
Database of Mills De Hollandsche Molen

History

The mill was built in 1811 by order of Jacobus Aerden, who took the opportunity to build a mill right after the molendwang, a system in which local peasants were obligated to use a certain local mill, was discontinued by the French revolutionaries. The mill burned down in 1825 and was rebuilt that same year. In 1914, the de Aerden family sold the mill to Jacobus Potters, whose family still owns the mill.[3]

Public access

The mill is still in use and is open to public viewing on Tuesdays and Saturdays between 10:00 and 16:00.

Gallery of images

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  Side view of the mill
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  The Arend by night
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  The Arend operating at night

References

1. Database of Mills
2. De Arend Archived 2014-05-19 at the Wayback Machine on the Dutch monument registration site
3. De Arend Archived 2014-05-19 at the Wayback Machine, De Hollandsche Molen