The windmill, In Stormen Sterk is a ground sailer from 1837.
The mill was extensively restored in 1976 and 2013.
Historical interpretation:
A standard mill already existed on this site, which was built in 1499 on behalf of the lord of Turnhout. The mill first turned on 25 December 1500.
A hurricane knocked this mill over on 29 November 1836.
On 16 May 1837, the Permanent Deputation of the province of Antwerp granted permission to Jan Frans De Backer to build a new mill: the current stone ground sailer. In a stone above the entrance gate we read the year 1837 and the initials of the builder-miller and his wife: "I.F.D.B. - A.M.I.". Many wooden parts in the stone mill were reused.
It is said of this mill that on 15 November 1844, fifty people stood on the gallery to follow the funeral procession of MP De Nef. The weight of these people caused this scaffolding to collapse, resulting in five deaths and sixteen injuries. Because of this fact, the mill is also called the Tragic Mill.
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