De Arend (

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: ''The Eagle'') is a

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located on the Molenstraat 40 in

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Drimmelen Drimmelen () is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands, in the province North Brabant. A large portion of the Biesbosch National Park is part of this municipality. Population centres Towns: * Made (population: 11,710) * Terheij ...

, in the province of

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Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

. Built in 1742 the windmill functioned as a

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. The mill was built as a

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and its

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have a

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of 24.80 meters. The mill is a

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(nr 34992) since 19 May 1971. The mill is still in use and is property of the municipality of Drimmelen. It is open to public viewing.

History

The mill was built in 1742 by order of the noble family of Nassau-Siegen from Breda. A large

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can still be seen commemorating this occasion. The mill burned down in 1756 and had to be rebuilt. During the French period of the early 19th century the mill became private property. In the late 1960s the mill became property of the former municipality of Terheijden, which had the mill restored. The mill has 3

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s, 2 of which are in use. One is electrically driven and the other by wind.De Arend
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De Hollandsche Molen Vereniging De Hollandsche Molen () ( en, Dutch Windmill Association) is a Dutch organization founded in 1923 to preserve windmills in the Netherlands, to document them, and to restore them. Financial support comes from members and from grants by o ...

Gallery of images

File:WLM - RuudMorijn - blocked by Flickr - - DSC 0154 Industrie- en Poldermolen 'De Arend', Molenstraat 40, Terheijden, rm 34992.jpg, The mill and its surrounding buildings File:Korenmolen "De Arend", stichtingssteen - Terheijden - 20207520 - RCE.jpg,

File:WLM - RuudMorijn - blocked by Flickr - - DSC 0204 Detail Industrie- en Poldermolen 'De Arend', Molenstraat 40, Terheijden, rm 34992.jpg, Close-up of the top half of the mill File:Korenmolen "De Arend", in restauratie, kap gedemonteerd - Terheijden - 20207524 - RCE.jpg, Mill without its

References

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