Den Haller Mill - Diepenheim

Den Haller watermill in Diepenheim is an undershot mill located on the Molenbeek stream and dates from before 1169. This makes it one of the oldest mills in the Netherlands. However, the name of the mill was first mentioned in documents dating from 1237. Den Haller has been largely preserved in its original form.

The mill is named after Jan Hallers, who bought it from the city of Deventer in 1870. In 1913, the then owner, Count Schimmelpenninck of Het Nijenhuis castle, donated the watermill to the municipality on the occasion of his silver wedding anniversary.

The mill was in operation every day until 1970. Farmers from the surrounding area had their grain ground there. While the miller was working, they enjoyed a drink in the farmhouse where the restaurant is now located. They then took the flour home to bake bread or feed it to their pigs. The tarred wooden facades and worn steps of the mill bear the traces of the past.

Den Haller was restored in 1979, 2004 and 2025. Grain is regularly ground by the volunteer miller. There is a small shop in the mill and the complex is regularly open to visitors.