The Oranjemolen is a corn mill and former peeling mill on the Oranjedijk in Vlissingen, in the Dutch province of Zeeland. Because of its location, this mill is both a good windcatcher and an eye-catcher. It is a scaffolding mill that was described in 1699, so it must have been built earlier. Since 1968, the mill has been owned by the municipality of Vlissingen. It is covered with roof leather and has a flight of 24.50/24.60 meters. Since 2014, the mill has been milling, and is still used to grind grain on a voluntary basis. Of the 23 city mills in Vlissingen, the Oranjemolen is the only one left. It is the closest windmill to the sea in the Netherlands. On several occasions the mill has suffered from war violence. A bullet from the English fleet in 1809 would still be in the southwest side of the mill wall. Traces of the Second World War can also still be found - the Allies landed near the mill in 1944.
In 2000, the Oranjedijk had to be raised by two meters. Therefore, the leaning mill (700 tons) was straightened and raised two meters using pile foundations, and in 2002 an extensive restoration took place.
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