Kruitmolen

Watermill in Valkenburg, Netherlands
50°51′57″N 5°49′21″E / 50.8659°N 5.8226°E / 50.8659; 5.8226Completed1820DesignationsBrewery (1887-present)
Paper mill (1875-1884)
Powder mill (1820-1851)ReferencesDatabase of Dutch Mills

The Kruitmolen (English: Powder mill, Limburgish: Polfermeule) is a watermill located on the Plenkertstraat 82 in Valkenburg aan de Geul, Netherlands. Build in 1820 along the Geul river, the watermill functioned as powder mill until 1851 and temporarily became a paper mill between 1875 and 1884. Since 1887 it is part of a brewery where it currently still forms a part of the electrical supply system.

The mill is a rijksmonument since January 24, 1984 and is part of the Top 100 Dutch heritage sites.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Kruitmolen (rijksmonument #36784)". Monumentenregister (in Dutch). Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed.
  • Kruitmolen on database of mills
  • Kruitmolen on molen.nl
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Dutch Rijksmonument 36784