Oudemolen, North Brabant Explained

Oudemolen
Native Name Lang:nl
Pushpin Map:Netherlands North Brabant#Netherlands
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:North Brabant
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Moerdijk
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:0.6
Area Total Km2:1.04
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:190
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:4793
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0168

Oudemolen is a hamlet in the province of North Brabant, one of the twelve provinces in the Netherlands. Presently it is located in the municipality of Moerdijk, which is an amalgamation of a variety of former municipalities, prominently among them Fijnaart, Klundert, Willemstad and the village of Moerdijk. Oudemolen was administered in the past by the municipality of Fijnaart.

It originated in the confluence of three dikes namely one leading to Willemstad, the other to Klundert, and the third to Fijnaart. It is a village in the fertile farmlands of West Brabant. It developed as a typical Dutch dike village and service center to neighbouring large- and medium-scale farms providing labour, schooling, postal services, basic foods, recreational and drinking establishments, and maintenance of farming implements. In its heyday it was inhabited by as many as 500 people.

These days it is a sleeping residence of families who commute between their home and workplace. Both in the past and now its main touristic attraction is the old grain windmill, which dates back to 1846 and has been recently restored to its former glory.

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 4793AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 17 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 17 April 2022.