Kempen - Turmwindmühle 01
Built in 1481, the tower mill grain supply was safe in the event of a siege.
In favorable wind direction, on the southwest side of town, was built on a three-storey
tower bastion a mill with a diameter of 8.70 meters.
On 7 February 1642 shot a Hessian - French army during the siege,
"Hesse war" next to the mill a breach in the wall, conquered the city.
The streets "Hessen Wall" and "Hessenring" remember still in it.
Kempen - Turmwindmühle 01
Built in 1481, the tower mill grain supply was safe in the event of a siege.
In favorable wind direction, on the southwest side of town, was built on a three-storey
tower bastion a mill with a diameter of 8.70 meters.
On 7 February 1642 shot a Hessian - French army during the siege,
"Hesse war" next to the mill a breach in the wall, conquered the city.
The streets "Hessen Wall" and "Hessenring" remember still in it.