Grathem (; li, Gratem) is a village in the

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

province of

Limburg Limburg or Limbourg may refer to: Regions * Limburg (Belgium), a province since 1839 in the Flanders region of Belgium * Limburg (Netherlands), a province since 1839 in the south of the Netherlands * Diocese of Limburg, Roman Catholic Diocese in ...

. It is located in the municipality of

Leudal Leudal (Limburgish: ''Leudaal'') is a municipality in the Dutch province of Limburg. It was formed on January 1, 2007 in a merger of the municipalities of Heythuysen, Haelen, Hunsel, and Roggel en Neer. Population centres The municipality con ...

, about 10 km west of

Roermond Roermond (; li, Remunj or ) is a city, municipality, and diocese in the Limburg province of the Netherlands. Roermond is a historically important town on the lower Roer on the east bank of the river Meuse. It received town rights in 1231. Ro ...

History

It was first mentioned in 1116 as Grathem. The etymology is unclear. Grathem developed along the Uffelse Beek. It was part of the

Imperial Abbey of Thorn Thorn Abbey or the Imperial Abbey of Thorn was an imperial abbey of the Holy Roman Empire in what is now the Netherlands. The capital was Thorn. It was founded in the 10th century and remained independent until 1794, when it was occupied by Fren ...

, a tiny independent country, until 1794. The Catholic St Severinus Church is a three aisled church. The tower has 13th century elements. The church was severely damaged in 1944, and was rebuilt between 1953 and 1954. Some parts of the interior are still from the 15th century. Ten Hove Castle is surrounded by a double moat. Its existence was first mentioned in 1210 and it was destroyed in 1340. In 1680, the main building received its current appearance. In 1933, it was converted into a nunnery. It was damaged by war in 1944, and restored between 1961 and 1963. The

watermill A watermill or water mill is a mill that uses hydropower. It is a structure that uses a water wheel or water turbine to drive a mechanical process such as milling (grinding), rolling, or hammering. Such processes are needed in the production of ...

Grathemermolen was built in 1874 and served as a

grist mill A gristmill (also: grist mill, corn mill, flour mill, feed mill or feedmill) grinds cereal grain into flour and Wheat middlings, middlings. The term can refer to either the Mill (grinding), grinding mechanism or the building that holds it. Grist i ...

. From 1915 until the late 1920s, it generated electricity for the village. In 2006, the watermill went out of service. In 2012, it was sold and restored. In 2017, it sold to the municipality for €1,00. Grathem was home to 515 people in 1840. It was a separate municipality until 1991, when it was merged with

Heythuysen Heythuysen (; li, Heitse) is a town in the south-eastern Netherlands. History It was first mentioned in 1383 as Heythusen, and means "houses on the heath". It was located on the road from Venlo to Antwerp, and between the Bevelandse beek and th ...

Gallery

File:Ten Hove.jpg, Castle Ten Hove File:Graetem Graetemmermolen 02.JPG, Watermill Graetemmermolen

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* {{Authority control Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands) Former municipalities of Limburg (Netherlands) Leudal