The Oranjemolen is a corn mill and former flour mill on the Oranjedijk in Vlissingen, in the Dutch province of Zeeland. Its location makes this mill both a good wind catcher and an eye-catcher. It is a scaffold mill described in 1699, and therefore must have been built earlier. Since 1968, the mill has been owned by the municipality of Vlissingen. It is covered with roofing membrane and has a flight of 24.50/24.60 metres. Since 2014, the mill has been grinding, and is still used to grind grain on a voluntary basis. Of the 23 city mills in Vlissingen, the Oranjemolen is the only one remaining. It is the closest mill to the sea in the Netherlands. On several occasions, the mill suffered war damage. A bullet originating from the English fleet in 1809 is said to still be in the south-west side of the mill wall. Traces of World War II can also still be found - the Allies landed near the mill in 1944.
In 2000, the Oranjedijk had to be raised by two metres. Therefore, the leaning mill (700 tonnes) was straightened and jacked up two metres using pile foundations, and an extensive restoration took place in 2002.
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