Watermill of Tielen
The Tielen watermill is a recognized monument at Watermolenstraat 6 in Tielen in the Belgian province of Antwerp.
The first mention of a watermill dates from November 24, 1428, when Catherine de Pape, wife of Daniël van Ranst, appeared in the fief book of John III of Brabant.
In 1565 the water mill fell over due to a large ice in the Aa. As a result, the current building was built in 1681. The watermill is shown on the Ferraris maps from around 1775. Information about the mill can be found in the historical loan books because taxes were levied on water power by the Lords of Tielen. The farmers from the village were told by the lord to grind their grain here. The lord appointed the miller who operated the mill as a servant or tenant. This miller had to transfer some grain, as a tax, into the lord's grain bag.
The mill, together with the castle of Tielen, has always been part of the inheritance of the Lords of Tielen, until the water mill with house, horse stable and bakehouse was sold for the first time to Fik Dionys in 1918. The last miller was his son Louis Dionys.
On April 13, 1953, the surrounding landscape was recognized as a cultural-historical landscape. The mill and associated buildings were only recognized as a monument on February 1, 1993.
In 1943, the original wooden wheel was replaced by a metal wheel. The mill was restored in mid-2015 and made ready for grinding again. The mill has been running regularly ever since.
Source: Wikipedia

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August 1, 2023

The first written mention of this water mill dates from 1526. Old feudal laws determined that running water and wind (natural power sources) belonged to the monarch. He lent its use to the lord of the village. The farmers of the region were obliged to have their grain ground at their lord's mill. The miller, who was employed by the lord as a servant or tenant, could thus scoop taxes in kind from the farmer's flour sack into the lord's flour sack at each milling operation. Because rivers in our Kempen have only a slight gradient, the wheel of water mills is usually driven at the bottom. That is why it is called an undershot mill.

Just like Tielen Castle, the watermill was inherited for centuries. In 1918, miller Fik Dionys bought the mill with house, horse stable and bakehouse. In the years after the Second World War, agriculture broke new ground. The miller's trade became unprofitable. Louis Dionys, the last miller, died in 1981.

The mill was sold again and lovingly restored. The mill house was probably built in 1681. Note the typical basket arch above the door.

now
The watermill is privately owned.

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