Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Ommen, Netherlands

De Lelie is a flour mill in Ommen in the Dutch province of Overijssel. The mill was built in 1846. After years of neglect, the mill was sold to the municipality of Ommen in 1970 for five thousand guilders on the condition that the mill would be restored and used as a flour mill again. After the restoration in 1973 and 1974, the mill is in professional use thanks to a professional miller.

Wikipedia: De Lelie (Ommen) (NL)

The Brigitta is a late Gothic church building of the Dutch Reformed Church in Ommen. The church has been dedicated to Saint Brigida. The building is also a national monument.

Wikipedia: Brigittakerk (NL)

The National Tin Figures Museum is a museum in Ommen, Overijssel, located in the old town hall of Ommen, near the bridge over the Overijsselse Vecht.

Wikipedia: Nationaal Tinnen Figuren Museum (NL), Website

The mill Op den Oordt in Ommen, Overijssel, is one of the few remaining hexagonal windmills in the Netherlands. The mill comes from the Zaan region and would also have been in Bathmen. In 1824 the mill was purchased by carpenter Roelof Makkinga and rebuilt as a saw mill on the Oord. Behind the mill was a kolk, in which trees were waved before they were sawn. In 1895 Hein Oldeman became the owner and this miller focused on grinding grain, since sawing was less and less rewarding. Two couples of grinding stones have been placed for this. To be less dependent on the wind, there was eventually with an oil engine and later electric pumping. However, the company became less profitable and the mill Op den Oordt fell into disrepair in the mid -20th century. In 1954 the complex was sold to the municipality of Ommen. The mill was radically restored in 1960/1961, with the sawing work removed. A regional museum is located under the mill. The mill Den Oordt can be visited during the opening hours of the Museun and a miller is present on Tuesday afternoon.

Wikipedia: Den Oordt (NL)

The rabbit bell on the Zwolseweg in Ommen, Overijssel, is an octagonal windmill. This flour mill, named after the former owner Hendrik Konijnenbelt, was built in 1806 as an oil mill and Pelmolen. It is a scaffolding mill that is mainly made of wood. In the absence of successors, the mill was sold by the Konijnenbelt family in 1914. A petroleum engine was then placed in it. In 1920 the mill became owned by cooperative agriculture buying and sale Vereeniging "Ommen and surroundings" (CAVV) and the petroleum engine was replaced by an oil engine. In 1930, electricity was switched. Wind force was no longer used and the mill became more and more in decline. The ranging work was removed and the mill was completely built into the company buildings of the CAVV. The Konijnenbelt was purchased by the municipality of Ommen in 1976 and then thoroughly restored. Due to the demolition of the buildings of the CAV, the mill has become clearly visible again. In the 1980s, a few apartment buildings were risen next to and behind the Konijnenbelt. The mill can be visited by appointment.

Wikipedia: De Konijnenbelt (NL)