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Great Mill of the Meetkerkse Moeren

Great Mill of the Meetkerkse Moeren

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Great Mill of the Meetkerkse Moeren

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Location: Zuienkerke, Bruges, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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1. Meetkerkse Moeren hiking trail

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2. View of Molenweg – Oude Sluis loop from Meetkerke

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3. Moerstraat (Zuienkerke) – Picnic Area loop from Sint-Pieters

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♏️anuel 🧭

January 2, 2025

When the Bruges-Ostend canal was constructed around 1620, part of the Meetkerkse Moeren became lower than the canal. Pumping systems with a wooden mill had to protect the areas from flooding. After 1810 the mill burned down and shortly afterwards the current stone mill was built. Until 1928 this mill pumped water from the Meetkerkse Moeren into the Blankenbergse canal. In the meantime mechanical pumps were introduced. The pump house with the installation still exists.

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komoot

July 8, 2024

The Polder Mill of Meetkerke is also called the Great Mill. In 1810 the Grote Molen burned down. This stone mill was built in 1811.

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

January 10, 2025

The Grote Molen van de Meetkerkse Moeren or the Lage Moere dates in its current form from 1811. The polder mill and the miller's farm are situated on a roughly triangular yard (sown with grass) that is bordered by the Moerzwin to the west, the Blankenbergse Vaart to the east and the Schamelzwin to the south. An arched brick arch bridge over the Moerzwin provides access to the site. The mill uses a wooden scoop wheel to pump water into a partly arched waterway that is connected to the higher Blankenbergse Vaart. It is the only preserved mill of this type in Flanders. The predecessor of the Grote Molen was built in 1622-1623 together with the Kleine Molen, 200 metres further south. The Kleine Molen was demolished in 1868 and replaced by a steam-powered pumping station.

Source: Inventory of Immovable Heritage
inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/erfgoedobjecten/57979

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Great Mill of the Meetkerkse Moeren

1. Meetkerkse Moeren hiking trail

2. View of Molenweg – Oude Sluis loop from Meetkerke

3. Moerstraat (Zuienkerke) – Picnic Area loop from Sint-Pieters

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