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In the flat countryside between Weert and Nederweert you will find the St. Antoniusmolen. This belt gristmill was built in 1904. In 1954 the mill was severely damaged by a severe storm, but the mill was then restored. Until 1970 professional miller Janus de Wild ground this mill. Just like the other Weerter mills, a lot of baking rye was ground on this mill. However, the self-baking and consumption of rye bread and wheat bread decreased as prosperity increased. People got more money and often switched to white bread. In the end, even manufacturing animal feed was no longer profitable. The mill was shut down and only trade was conducted. Only Janus de Wild kept the mill running from time to time. Years of standstill and decay followed, with minor restoration here and there. Today the mill is privately owned and the owners are busy restoring the mill and making it turnable again.

The Wessem-Nederweert canal forms part of the front line at the end of October 1944. Oberst Harry Hermann has his command post in Heythuysen and his 'Parapluus', German Fallschirmj? Ger are looking for shelter at Kloosterhof and the St. Elisabethklooster. Some behave roughly and appropriate everything, others behave well and seek contact with the nuns and the fathers.

Nothing is known of the old castle, except that it stood on a moated site and was replaced by a new country house in the early 18th century. The current house was rebuilt after 1978 using the 18th century exterior walls.

This wind grain mill was built in 1840 by order of no fewer than twenty farmers. They jointly paid for the construction of the mill and thus all became partly owners of the mill. This mill was therefore sometimes called the farmer's mill. Parts of a disused mill were used in its construction. In 1866 the mill was sold to Mathijs Geussen, a blacksmith and farmer. From then on, the mill remained in the hands of one owner. At the beginning of the 20th century, a suction gas engine with gas generator was installed by the then owner, so that pumping could be carried out even when there was no wind. A while later this installation was replaced by an electric motor. Until 1970 St. Joseph was in operation as a flour mill. After that, the mill came to a standstill, resulting in a decline. In 1979 the mill was restored to restore St. Joseph to its former glory. Would you like to take a look at the mill? This is possible every Saturday and Sunday afternoon.