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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.

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Uploaded on July 7, 2010
Taken on July 7, 2010