So many mills, but few are in such a beautiful location as this perfectly preserved polder mill on the eastern shore of the Paterswoldsemeer in the municipality of Haren. Also known as 'De Helper', this mill is a beautiful example of a Dutch landscape with its waterways, lakes, polder, raging pile of clouds and dynamic skies.
Windmills are among the most recognizable monuments in the Netherlands. They are, like church towers, water towers and
lighthouses, beacons in the landscape, landmarks in the silhouette of towns and villages. Watermills
admit themselves less easily, but a water wheel betrays the function of the building. Mills
contribute to the recognisability of the Netherlands in a way that few other buildings do.
This mill was built in 1863 south of the city of Groningen for the drainage of the Helpman polder using a mortar. The mill fell into disrepair in the 1960s and fell into disrepair. Due to the expansion of the city of Groningen and the construction of the A28 in 1969, the mill was demolished in its original location and rebuilt in 1971 near the Paterswoldsemeer in the hamlet of Nijveensterkolk and is still a functionally functioning national monument.
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