Mill d'Olde Zwarver was built in 1842 after its predecessor burned down.
As the mill's then owner, "van Heel's Gecondenseerde Melk Maatschappij", wanted to expand, the mill was initially to be demolished. This sparked resistance among the population. By then, the number of mills in the Netherlands had already decreased significantly and this mill was the last one in Kampen. As a result of the reactions, the factory offered to transfer the mill to the municipality of Kampen. A new site for the mill was found at the Herkenhoofd, which was relatively close to the original site, and so the idea arose to move the mill in its entirety. This had not been done before. On 7 April 1952, amid great interest (from both home and abroad), the mill was moved to its current location on a 48-wheel flatbed truck. It is to this spectacular move that the mill owes its name.
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Netherlands
Netherlands
Germany
Germany
Germany
Netherlands
Netherlands
Germany
Netherlands
Netherlands