De Prins Van Oranje, Buren

De Prins van Oranje, Buren
The mill in September 2008
Origin
Mill nameDe Prins van Oranje
Mill locationMolenwal 7, 4116, Buren
Coordinates51°54′48″N 5°20′07″E / 51.91333°N 5.33528°E / 51.91333; 5.33528
Operator(s)Gemeente Buren
Year built1716
Information
PurposeCorn mill, formerly also a pearl barley mill
TypeTower mill
StoreysFive storeys
No. of sailsFour sails
Type of sailsCommon sails
WindshaftCast iron
WindingTailpole and winch
No. of pairs of millstonesTwo pairs
Size of millstones1.40 metres (4 ft 7 in) diameter

De Prins van Oranje (English: The Prince of Orange) is a tower mill in Buren, Gelderland, Netherlands which was built in 1716 and has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, a national heritage site of the Netherlands, listed by the agency Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed (RCE).