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