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Location: Ypres, Ieper, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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1. Cloth Hall (Lakenhalle) Ypres – Boezinge Bridge loop from Brielen

21.5km

01:14

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2. Poperinge Market Square – Hagle Dump Cemetery loop from Elverdinge

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3. Hagle Dump Cemetery – Elverdinge Castle loop from Elverdinge

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01:04

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Kenny

September 26, 2023

Vermeulen's mill was built in 1843, replacing a wooden windmill. The building is owned by the Vermeulen/Smagghe family. It is a flour mill, with a very high hull.

The blades were removed in 1909 and the mill was mechanically driven. During the Second World War, the mill hull was used as an observation post by German soldiers. They built a few more layers of bricks on top to have an even better overview of the region.

The mill body and mechanical mill were restored in 1993-1994. The mechanical mill was preserved and is located on the ground floor and in the first three attics. There are still three pairs of stones, a bump, an oat crusher and a diesel engine type L 25 HP.

The mill was protected together with the surrounding area in 1975. In 1980 the interior was also protected.

The mill has a height of 29 meters, making it the highest in West Flanders.

The mill can still be visited.

Charles Vermeulen's mill stood next to the newly constructed castle park of Count d'Ennetières. He wanted to buy the mill and surrounding land. Both owners could not reach an agreement. D'Ennetières planted dozens of poplars on his land, close to the mill. Once they were of sufficient size, the mill blades could no longer catch the wind and so the miller was forced to build his mill higher.

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Location: Ypres, Ieper, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

Vermeulens molen

1. Cloth Hall (Lakenhalle) Ypres – Boezinge Bridge loop from Brielen

2. Poperinge Market Square – Hagle Dump Cemetery loop from Elverdinge

3. Hagle Dump Cemetery – Elverdinge Castle loop from Elverdinge

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