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Jaap van 't Veen club

Posted: 21 Apr 2014

Taken: 09 Mar 2014

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Nederland - Sluis, ‘De Brak’

Nederland - Sluis, ‘De Brak’
In the Middle Ages Sluis - a walled city - had a dozen mills. The only remaining windmill is‘De Brak’, named after a French breed 'Braque', a hunting dog always running with his nose in the wind.

The mill was built in 1739 and was the first in the region made of stone. The upper part of the smock mill can be put into the direction of the wind, which is called ‘kruien’ by the miller. From the stage one has a magnificent view over the city, the ramparts and further afield.

During World War II ‘De Brak’ was severely damaged; in 1950 began the reconstruction. The mill is now working as ever and is still used for grinding grain, which can be purchased in the mill store. ‘De Brak’ - located in the heart of Sluis - can be visited.

More info (Dutch): www.molendatabase.nl/nederland/molen.php?nummer=917

Günter Klaus, Mikus, Au Cœur... diagonalhorizon, Petar Bojić and 92 other people have particularly liked this photo

32 comments - The latest ones
 Indira Nair
Indira Nair
Excellent shot!
11 years ago.
 Trudy Tuinstra
Trudy Tuinstra club
splendid
11 years ago.
 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
Lovely image and nice information, good work.
11 years ago.
 Don Sutherland
Don Sutherland club
Very beautiful mill.
11 years ago.
 Wierd Folkersma
Wierd Folkersma club
Dat rode kruis van de wieken tegen die blauwe lucht is erg mooi
11 years ago.
 Treasa Ui Cionaodha
Treasa Ui Cionaodha
Fantastic capture of this Windmill. Well done Jaap. Love it Hugs Tess
11 years ago.
 Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨*
Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨* club
Bel angle de prise de vue*************************
Belle semaine mon ami !
11 years ago.
 beverley
beverley
o0o I am pleased this has been restored and the red is so eye
catching and interesting to know that these can be moved to
capture the wind ... I had no idea this could happen, the stone
build was the first one ... again interesting to read about and
that it now produces grain that is milled and now sold ... excellent,
and I imagine well worth the visit oOo

I like the way you have featured this in the frame and the
information ... always good to read, thank you oOo
11 years ago.
 beverley
beverley
(thanks for return visit, appreciated, but I sincerely found
your picture and information very interesting to view and
to read) many thanks !
11 years ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
this is wonderful.......................
have a great week ahead...............
11 years ago.
 Roger Dodger
Roger Dodger
Nice image, interesting information; I like windmills!
11 years ago.
 PhLB - Luc Boonen
PhLB - Luc Boonen club
mooi, de stand van de wieken heeft ook nog een symboliek, tenminste als de molen niet draait
11 years ago.
Jaap van 't Veen club has replied to PhLB - Luc Boonen club
Hij draaide als 'een gek'.
11 years ago.
 Philippe_28
Philippe_28
Splendide toutes ailes déployées !
11 years ago.
 Esther
Esther club
Excellent color. Congratulations on Explore.
11 years ago.
 Rita Guimaraes
Rita Guimaraes
Superb capture.
11 years ago.
 Helena Ferreira
Helena Ferreira
A great photo!
11 years ago.
 sasithorn_s
sasithorn_s
Stunning close up of this lovely windmill... Love the red against clear blue sky!
11 years ago.
 Eefje
Eefje
Dat noem ik nog eens het stralende middelpunt, mooi!
11 years ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Admirable and impressive.
Good day
11 years ago.
 Dave Hilditch
Dave Hilditch
Windmills seem very popular at the moment, Jaap. I love the red sails.
11 years ago.
 Puzzler4879
Puzzler4879
Super shot, and from a beautiful perspective!
Enjoyed in www.ipernity.com/group/twentyfivefaves.
11 years ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
She is BEAUTIFUL Jaap !

Thankyou for the wonderful information too !
11 years ago.
 tiabunna
tiabunna club
Beautifully taken, a most impressive mill. Good that it's been restored.
11 years ago.
 .t.a.o.n.
.t.a.o.n.
great !
11 years ago.
 J. Gafarot
J. Gafarot club
Very interesting. Thank you.
11 years ago.
 foto buff
foto buff
nice grinder....
11 years ago.
 Ecobird
Ecobird
Beautifully framed Jaap. Love the red sails
11 years ago.
 Fantasyfan
Fantasyfan
Cool detail
10 years ago.
 Dick M
Dick M
Great shot and great story.
10 years ago.
 Gary Schotel
Gary Schotel club
Very nice. Love the write up that goes with your photos! Very educational.
10 years ago.
 Günter Klaus
Günter Klaus club
Das ist auch eine sehr schöne Ansicht von dieser alten Mühle lieber Jaap,danke auch für die interessante Info dazu :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Tagesausklang,liebe Grüße Güni :))
13 months ago.

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