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The Hompesche Molen visitor center is located in the former mill house. The 'grain room' is a reminder of the mill's glorious past.

The Hompesche Molen is the only mill for miles around that has been preserved, making the mill unique for this area. This imposing grain mill dates from 1722 and it is the highest mill in all of Limburg. Every first and last Saturday afternoon of the month a volunteer miller is at work here.

A visit to Streekmuseum Stevensweert / Oh? and Laak starts watching the film 'Eiland in de Maas: Van all times'. This short film gives you more information about the history of Stevensweert and Oh? and Laak. After the film you can go and see the museum's collection. This collection is divided into several themes. One of the collections consists of dredging finds that came out of the ground during the excavations. For example, in 1942 a silver cup from Roman times was found among the dredged stones. Other dredging finds include iron tools, weapons and skeletal parts of mammoths. Another collection is dedicated to Jan van Steffeswert, a famous late Middle Ages sculptor who was probably born in Stevensweert. The museum also pays attention to Castle Stevensweert, Castle Walburg, the Stevensweert fortress and historical coins and medals. The coins come from various places along the Limburg Maas, where coins used to be minted.

This listening point is part of the Liberation Route. This is a remembrance route along the most important regions of the Allied advance during the Second World War. In September 1944, the Germans blew up all ships in the port of Maasbracht. At this listening point you will hear the story behind this event. During the Second World War, ships on the Maas were often under fire. Schippers took refuge with their families in the port of Maasbracht and in the vicinity of the port. They had no cargo to transport anyway and they were afraid of being fired. The Germans were afraid that these ships would fall into the hands of the Allies and on September 29 they called on all people to abandon their ships for the next day. When all ships were unmanned, they were blown up one by one, even the ships around Maastricht and on the Juliana Canal.

L-shaped town house. Mostly from after 1589. Restored in 1688-89. restored again in the seventies of the last century.

Early in the Middle Ages, the abbey was granted market rights, customs duties and the option to establish a court.

The current house dates from the 18th century with renovations carried out in the 20th century. An older house from 1337 has stood on this site.

The Saint Michael's Church is a church building in the Dutch Limburg town of Thorn. The church has served as the Roman Catholic parish church of the parish of Saint Michael for two centuries.

Discover this miniature principality led by a tourist guide. In addition to the Sunday and holiday hikes throughout the year, extra programs are offered during the summer holidays.

This listening spot is part of the Liberation Route. This is a remembrance route along the most important regions of the Allied advance during the Second World War. Here you will learn more about the liberation of Thorn. This place was liberated between September and mid-November by Belgian and Luxembourg soldiers, the so-called Brigade Piron. This brigade of 1,400 men had a front defense of about 20 kilometers wide in Central Limburg. Normally, many more soldiers, about ten times that amount, are deployed for such a front line. The German troops built reinforcements along the nearby Wessem-Nederweert canal and made Limburg forced laborers work for them. The Brigade Piron could hardly cope with this. The liberation of Thorn put this town on the front line. It was so dangerous that almost all residents had to be evacuated. Finally, in November the British managed to eliminate the German soldiers in this area for good.

The oldest part of this three-aisled church is the 13th century marlstone tower.

The St. Jansmolen is a hollow post mill from 1783. In 1804 the post mill was moved to its current location. The mill ground grains on a professional basis until 1978.

This mill is also called the Molen van Nijs. It is a round stone belt mill that was built in 1903. The mill was decommissioned around 1960 and from then on the mill fell into disrepair. Nowadays the mill runs on a voluntary basis again.

The Achelse Kluis has been a place where people settle for prayer and spirituality for centuries. Even today, there are still people who go here for peace and internalization. De Kluis is located on the border of North Brabant (NE) and North Limburg (BE) on the banks of the Warmbeek (BE) / Tongelreep (NE). The beer that is brewed in the Kluis is one of the few that can call itself Trappist beer, because there are only 11 beers that can bear this title.