De Brak, Sluis

Name: De Brak
Address: Sluis, Netherlands

#3 among attractions in Sluis

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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. Remaining is De Brak, named after a breed of dog, which was built in 1739 and is located on a 2.5 m high mill mound. It was the first stone mill in Sluis.

Coordinates: 51°18'21"N, 3°23'20"E

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De Brak – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

3.4 miSE
Church, Archaeology tours, Cultural tours
Saint Bavo Church
88 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.
~1220 ftNW
History museum, Museum
Belfort, Sluis
6 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.
~1990 ftN
51°18'40"N • 3°23'8"E
Bizarium, Sluis
10 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum
3.4 miSE
51°16'27"N • 3°26'53"E
Aardenburg
86 min walk • Museum
7.2 miNE
Church
Great Church
184 min walk • The Grote Kerk is the Protestant Church of Groede, which is located at Markt 1.
5 miN
Locality
Cadzand
127 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 miN
Windmill
Retranchementse Molen, Sluis
76 min walk • 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.