Bulkemsmolen

Bulkemsmolen
Bulkem's mill
Bulkemsmolen in 2010
General information
Status	Rijksmonument (33588)
Type	Watermill
Address	Bulkemstraat 43
Town or city	Simpelveld
Country	Netherlands
Coordinates	50.8287°N 5.9626°E / 50.8287; 5.9626
Completed	1774
Designations	Farmhouse (1978-present) Gristmill (1753-1978)
References
Database of Former Mills

The Bulkemsmolen (English: Bulkem's Mill) is a former watermill located on the Bulkemstraat 43 in Bulkemsbroek, Simpelveld, Netherlands. Build in 1753 along the Eyserbeek river, the watermill functioned as gristmill until 1978. Currently it functions as housing for a local farm.

The mill is a national monument (nr 33588) since 1967. Of the original mill only the millhouse, wooden overshot water wheel, of 3.9m diameter and 1.2m width, and the mill race remain.

Gallery of images

• Bulkemsmolen
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  Upstream view
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  Eyserbeek stream and former mill race
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  Former mill race
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  Location of the wheel

See also

• Oude Molen, Simpelveld