Oliemolen, Heerlen

The Oliemolen in Heerlen

The Oliemolen (literally Oilmill) is a 16th-century watermill located at the foot of a steep hill in the , Heerlen in the Netherlands. The name already tells us much about its function, extracting oil, but this was not always the case as it first functioned as a volmolen (a mill to press wool).^[1] The mill is fed by the .

A copy, dating to May 31, 1710, of the original deed exists, indicating the mill was founded on May 9, 1502, commissioned by the family .^[1] However, names of notables on the deed do not correlate with the people in those positions in the beginning of the 16th century; possibly a "0" was mistaken for a "6", making the founding year 1562.^[1]

In 1829 a license was granted for the mill to mill grain, which became the only use of the mill in 1904.

Coordinates: 50°53′03″N 5°59′13″E / 50.884075°N 5.986882°E / 50.884075; 5.986882

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