Retranchementse Molen, Sluis

Name: Retranchementse Molen
Address: Sluis, Netherlands

#5 among attractions in Sluis

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The Retranchement mill is a corn and flour mill on the Molenstraat in Retranchement, in the Dutch province of Zeeland. This open standerd mill from 1818, covered with shales, has a flight of 20,70/20,80 meters. The mill is grinding and is still used to grind grain on a voluntary basis. There has been a mill on this site since 1643. The present mill was rebuilt in 1818 after it was blown over.

Coordinates: 51°20'56"N, 3°23'9"E

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Day trips

Retranchementse Molen – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Saint Bavo Church, Belfort, Bizarium, Aardenburg.

5.9 miSE
Church, Archaeology tours, Cultural tours
Saint Bavo Church
151 min walk • The Saint Bavo Church is a Dutch Reformed church building in Aardenburg, Netherlands. The church was founded in 959 by monks of the Saint Bavo's Abbey in Ghent.
2.8 miS
History museum, Museum
Belfort, Sluis
71 min walk • The belfry of Sluis is a council house whose construction may have begun in 1386. It is the only belfry located within the borders of modern-day Netherlands, besides the Wijnhuistoren in Zutphen.
2.6 miS
51°18'40"N • 3°23'8"E
Bizarium, Sluis
67 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
5.8 miSE
51°16'27"N • 3°26'53"E
Aardenburg
149 min walk • Museum
5.6 miE
Church
Great Church
144 min walk • The Grote Kerk is the Protestant Church of Groede, which is located at Markt 1.
2 miN
Locality
Cadzand
53 min walk • Cadzand is a town in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is located in the municipality of Sluis, about 8 km northwest of Oostburg. The village contains 790 inhabitants. Better known to many visitors is the nearby beach at Cadzand-Bad.
3 miS
Windmill
De Brak, Sluis
76 min walk • The Brak is a round stone post mill located in Sluis and set up as a corn mill. Although the town of Sluis did have seven windmills in the 15th century, most of them have been demolished. The last two, both wooden stand windmills, in 1926 and 1937.