Grote Bentel

Grote Bentel is a windmill in Turnhout, Antwerp, Flanders. Grote Bentel is situated near the playground Raf & Otje, as well as near ontmoetingsplein Tijl- en Nelestraat.

Photo: Noorse, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Windmill
Description: windmill in Turnhout, Belgium
Also known as: “Oranjemolen”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: National Museum of Playing Cards and Sint-Pieterskerk.

National Museum of Playing Cards

Museum

Photo: Dablond, CC BY-SA 4.0.

National Museum of Playing Cards is situated 790 metres southwest of Grote Bentel.

Sint-Pieterskerk

Church

Photo: Michiel1972, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sint-Pieterskerk is a church, which is situated 1 km west of Grote Bentel.

Taxandria Museum

Museum

Photo: Michiel1972, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Taxandria Museum is situated 1 km west of Grote Bentel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oud-Turnhout and Oosthoven.

Oud-Turnhout

Town

Photo: Jozefs, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Oud-Turnhout is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality only comprises the town of Oud-Turnhout proper. In 2021, Oud-Turnhout had a total population of 14,201.

Oosthoven

Village

Photo: Sonuwe, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Oosthoven is a village.

Zevendonk

Hamlet

Photo: Druyts.t, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Zevendonk is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km south of Grote Bentel.

Grote Bentel

Categories: smock mill on a small hill, grondzeiler, building, historic site, and industry
Location: Turnhout, Arrondissement of Turnhout, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

51.32272° or 51° 19′ 22″ north

Longitude

4.96201° or 4° 57′ 43″ east

Established

1847

Open location code

9F368XF6+3R

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1017682550

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=windmill

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=windmill

Wikidata ID

Q2490826

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In Other Languages

“Grote Bentel” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Grote Bentel”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Buurtplein Oranjemolenstraat and Raf & Otje.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Talentenschool Turnhout and Talentenschool Turnhout - Campus Boomgaard.

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