Nieuwpoortmolen

Former stone windmill, on a site where a wooden post mill was already built in 1408. There may have been a mill there before that time (as is evident from a document from 1389, in which this place was already called "meulen velt".
The mill was owned by the lords of Oombergen for centuries. In 1790, shortly before the French period, the mill was owned by Constantin de Preud'homme d'Hailly de Nieuport, Viscount of Nieuwpoort and Oombergen. The Nieuwpoortmolen (also known as "the mill of Oombergen") derives its name from that family.
Other less common names are Puttekensmolen and Gangmolen (named after miller families, Van de Putte and De Cang respectively). 'De molen (van) de Cang' was corrupted to 'de Gangmolen'.
On 20 May 1911, the mill burned down due to a lightning strike and was replaced by a stone one, which was in operation as a mill until 1949. In 1950, the English cross system, the cast iron bottom drive and the millstones were transferred to the Ter Claere mill in Sint-Denijs.
From 1983 the mill body was converted into a house, since 2004 it has been a holiday home. Source: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nieuwpoortmolen