This watermill used to be part of the craft zone of the abbey, which also includes a bakery, a brewery, a hides factory and a number of workshops with accommodation for the servants. Only the mill and the miller's house (the "fisherman's house") remain. After a thorough restoration of the mill building by Herita, the mill mechanism was also completely rebuilt by Molenzorg Zuid-Limburg. The watermill is now ready to grind again. That immediately gives the Abbey Mill an extra dimension.

Source: herita.be/de-abdijmolen-van-herkenrode-ruime-eventlocatie- midden-de-natuur

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Katrien

August 21, 2021

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Self-reliance was very important to the Cistercians. The abbey had a craft area with a water mill, a bakery, a hide factory and a number of workshops with accommodation for the service personnel. Only the abbey mill and the modest miller's house (the so-called fisherman's house) remain.

The fisherman's cottage is now used by the workers who maintain the garden and green areas of the abbey site.

The abbey mill is now milling again. Every 3rd Sunday of the month, the volunteers of Molenzorg Zuid-Limburg are happy to explain.

Source: abdijsiteherkenrode.be/domein/erfgoed

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Dominiek Van Dooren

May 20, 2025

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The abbey mill on the Herkenrode abbey site in Hasselt has been completely renovated. For 10 years, volunteers from Molenzorg Zuid-Limburg worked on making the mill ready to grind again. Among other things, the volunteers built new lock gates and a new water wheel. The millstone was also put back in order and new wooden teeth were made for a gear wheel. A long-term job, but now the abbey mill can grind again.
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