De Meestersmolen

De Meestersmolen

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De Meestersmolen

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Location: Vleteren, Ieper, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

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December 8, 2023

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The Meestersmolen is a wooden windmill, built around 1760 in Gijverinkhove and protected as a monument since 1943. It was operational until 1954.

René De Meester, mayor of Oostvleteren, bought the post mill in 1963 and donated it to the municipality of Oostvleteren in 1968. It was not until 1973 that the dilapidated mill was dismantled, restored and rebuilt in Oostvleteren next to the current meeting center 'De Sceure'. The closed base, such as in Gijverinkhove, was not rebuilt.

The mill is ready for milling again and can be visited with expert explanation from millers.

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Glen Sobel

August 24, 2024

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This wooden windmill, built around 1760 in Gijverinkhove and listed as a monument since 1943, was in operation until 1954. René De Meester, mayor of Oostvleteren, bought the post mill in 1963 and donated it to the municipality of Oostvleteren in 1968. It was not until 1973 that the dilapidated mill was dismantled, restored and rebuilt in Oostvleteren next to the current meeting centre "De Sceure". The closed base, for example in Gijverinkhove, was not rebuilt. The mill is ready to grind again and can be visited with expert explanations from the millers José Marchand and Benny Pauwels.

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

September 30, 2026

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A mill with a moving past! Right next to the De Sceure community centre stands this magnificent wooden post mill from approx. 1760. It originally ground grain in Gijverinkhove, but in 1973 it was fully restored and moved to Oostvleteren thanks to the then-mayor (hence the name!). In the wooden shed next to it, you can dive straight into nostalgia. A beautiful, photogenic resting spot while cycling through the Westhoek where the polder wind has free rein!

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