North Beveland Wissenkerke, Colijnsplaat and Kortgene

Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, The Netherlands

Cycling route: 116039

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Provided by: Groots Genieten

50.5 km
02:58 h
889 kcal
3 m

Description

Explore the northern part of Central Zeeland and cycle across Noord-Beveland. The former island is connected to the mainland by three dams and a bridge. After a large storm surge, the first dikes were built in 1014. Terps were also raised. After another storm surge in 1134, the whole of Noord-Beveland was diked in, but to no avail: in 1134 storm winds pushed the water up so high that the whole island was flooded. In 1598 the villages of Colijnsplaat and Kats were built and in the following century Wissenkerke was also created. After that, the reclamation went quickly: in 1684 the whole of Noord-Beveland had been reclaimed. During the flood disaster (1953) what is known as'the miracle of Colijnsplaat\\\' took place: a dike breach was narrowly avoided here. 

Korenmolen De Onderneming can be seen from afar. The round, stone tower mill dates from 1860 and is still able to grind. Here the miller grinds grain in an organic way, which is stored in a shed behind the mill. Some parts of the scaffolding have been removed to ensure that trucks can easily reach the shed. Colijnsplaat is home to the Nooitgedacht. This is also a round, stone windmill, which is also called'de Nieuwe Molen\\\', because there are two windmills in Colijnsplaat. The mill was built to replace an earlier octagonal mill that stood on the same site. The mill operated until the 1970s, but then it came to a standstill and fell into disrepair. It was restored in 2006, so that the mill can at least run again. The second windmill in Colijnsplaat is De Oude Molen. Unlike its younger brother, this mill can still turn and grind corn. The ground sailer, which was built in 1727, probably replaces an earlier standard mill. There are two pairs of grinding stones in the mill, with which the mill is put into operation on a voluntary basis. Finally you come to the last mill on the route: De Korenbloem (hull/remainder) in Kortgene. It is a round stone mill from 1873 that replaced a burnt-out octagonal ground sail. The upper porter was used to grind corn and has five attics: a grain attic, a grinding attic, a stone attic, a lounging attic and a cap attic. Until 1953, the mill operated on wind power. In 1972 the blades were removed and in 1977 the mill was also stripped of its hood. Restorations in 2010 and 2011 restored the mill to the state it was in 1873.
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# Description Distance
Parkeerplaats (Strandhoekweg, 4493NS, Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, The Netherlands) 0.00 km
13
13 (4491PT, Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, The Netherlands) 5.23 km
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12 (4491EX, Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, The Netherlands) 7.59 km
Molen De Onderneming (4491EG, Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, The Netherlands) 7.99 km
13
13 (4491PT, Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, The Netherlands) 10.31 km
22
22 (4491PD, Noord-Beveland, Zeeland, The Netherlands) 13.70 km

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