Oele (in old Dutch also: Eule,
Dutch Low Saxon: ''Eul'') is a village in the
municipality Hengelo in the
Dutch province of
Overijssel
Overijssel (, ; nds, Oaveriessel ; german: Oberyssel) is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands located in the eastern part of the country. The province's name translates to "across the IJssel", from the perspective of the ...
. It is located south-west of Hengelo, south of the
Twentekanaal. The highway A35 and the Provincial road 739, N739 (the road from Hengelo to
Beckum and
Haaksbergen) are close to the population centre. Until the creation of the municipality of Hengelo, Oele was part of the richterambt Delden.
Water Mill ''De Oldemeule''
Since the 14th century, Oele has a
water mill. The current water mill, ''De Oldemeule'', dates back to 1690. The water mill was owned by Joost Christoffer van Beverforde tot Oldemeule, drost of
Twente and owner of the
havezate
A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were held the lord's manorial courts, communal meals wi ...
(a type of fortified house) Oldemeule, that was demolished in 1800. The estate that belonged to havezate was handed over to
Twickel in 1840, the mill was added to this property in 1880. In the past there was also an oil mill, but this was demolished in 1900. During the
Second World War the mill was still in use to process grain, but after the war, the mill was in decline. Now the mill is owned by the municipality of Hengelo, which reinstated the mill in 1979. The mill is opened to the public on Sundays during the summer months. During the last couple of years, new millers have been trained to operate the mill.
Piet Mondriaan
Piet Mondriaan stayed in Oele a number of times in 1907 with his friend and painter Albert G. Hulshoff Pol (1883-1957). During this period he made famous Works as "Het bos bij Oele" (the forest near Oele) and "De rode wolk" (the red cloud).
Gallery
Image:Oldemeule Oele 2.jpg, The same watermill, photographed from the other side
File:Albersdijk-Oele.jpg, Street view
File:Aanzicht - Hengelo - 20108655 - RCE.jpg, Farm in Oele
References
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Populated places in Overijssel
Hengelo