Windmill Den Evert

Den Evert is a semi-open post mill located on the Einhoutsestraat in Someren. A nice museum has been established next to the mill for the past 5 years. In the museum you can see a collection of mill-related things, but also tools and so on. At the back of the meadow, nature is blooming and growing! There are among other things to see wild bees, butterflies, wild flowers and plants and ancient grains. The mill and the museum are open every Wednesday and Saturday afternoon from 1 pm to approximately 5 pm. If you want to follow the events of the mill and the museum, you can do this on facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/721262118048196/?ref=bookmarks

For more information please contact; Mill guide and museum manager Ton Vinken, tel. 06-55358369 ton.vinken@live.nl or Molenaar Riekus Meijering tel. 06-12878853 riekhen@gmail.com

The mill has served as a flour mill and originally had a front and rear mill, of which only the front mill is still present. The premill has 17der (150 cm diameter) artificial stones and a four-branch line.
The mill originally dates from 1543 and was then a ban mill of Postel Abbey. She was originally located near Sluis XI on the Zuid-Willemsvaart. The mill was renovated in 1738 and in 1767 it was sold to Evert van der Grinten, from whom the mill owes its name.

Evert's descendants owned the mill until 1915. Later the mill fell out of use and was restored in 1954. But just before she was delivered she was damaged by storm. The mill was completed in 1955, but it slowly fell into disrepair.

In 1978 the mill was moved to its current location, west of Someren, near the practice area of ​​the archers' guild. The mill was milled by volunteer millers but in October 2008 the mill had to be shut down because the stand turned out to be in poor condition.

In September 2009 the mill box of the Den Evert standard mill was lifted from the chassis in its entirety because the standard had been severely damaged. A thorough restoration was needed to keep the mill, originally from 1543, running without danger.