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🌾⚙️ Molen De Hoop – Sint Philipsland In the heart of Sint Philipsland stands the Molen De Hoop 🏡🌾, a beautiful 19th-century windmill. The white, round stone mill with its sails ⚙️ is visible from afar and forms a striking landmark in the village. In the past, grain was ground here 🌾➡️🍞, and the mill played an important role in the daily lives of the residents. Today, it is mainly a monument to history and craftsmanship 🕰️, but occasionally the sails still turn to keep the old craft alive. The mill exudes peace and strength 💪, right in the middle of the open Zeeland landscape. With the sky and clouds above ☁️ and the polders around 🌿, it feels as if time stands still.

The artwork designed by Hedi Bogaers, known as Zuudwest. The work is a reminder of the storms that have plagued Zeeland over the years.

Between dike post 702+50 meters and dike post 703+75 meters there is a harbor. Commercial shipping with home port Sint Philipsland but use of that.

Molen De Hoop is a corn mill from 1724 on the Oostdijk in Sint Philipsland. It is an octagonal ground-sailer with a flight of 17.60 meters. The mill remained in operation until 1969. In 1972 and 1988 restoration work was carried out. The latter was particularly special. After the dike where the mill stands was brought to Delta height, the mill ended up, as it were, in a hole. That is why the mill was jacked up in its entirety. So that the mill could dominate the dike again as before.

Korenbloem (pronounced De Korenblum, English The Cornflower) is a grain mill at Molendijk 1 in Kortgene, a town in the Dutch province of Zeeland. The stone windmill is a round gallery mill with 5 levels: grain storage, flour, stone, chute and cap floor. The gallery (the balcony surrounding the mill) is 6.28m high. The mill was built in 1873 to replace a burnt-down octagonal ground sail and milled using wind power until 1953. In 1972 the blades were removed and in 1977 the cap after attempts to have the mill restored had failed. The wooden cap was covered with roofing felt. Since 2003 De Korenbloem has had new owners who have drawn up a comprehensive plan to restore the mill. In 2009, the mill was transferred to the Stichting Molen De Korenbloem (Cornflower Mill Foundation). The official opening took place on 1 October 2011, when the windmill parking brake (the so-called catch) was activated.

On top of the dike is a work of art designed by Hedi Bogaers, entitled Zuudwest. The work of art is a reminder of the storms that can plague Zeeland in the autumn and winter and for many perhaps the most infamous: the one of 1 February 1953. The depicted man and woman symbolise the many times that people have looked anxiously at the water on the dike, but also the tenacity with which man has fought the battle against the water over time. Source: https://www.zeeland.com/nl-nl/visit/2605_nl/parelroute-27beweging-27-sint-philipsland

The corn mill 'De Hoop' on the Zuiddijk is special: it is a so-called Zeeland octagon. This mill from 1724 stands on the site of an earlier (standard) mill and looks out over the Krabbenkreek.

The church was built in 1668 as the stone above the portal states. Historical interpretation of the medieval hall church: Previously, after the embankment of the current Oudepolder, the faithful had to go to Sint-Annaland and from 1649 a minister came to Sint Philipsland every other week, with the services being held in one of the houses in the village. From 1657 a barn was put into use, on which a tower was built two years later, which served until the current church was built. In 1768 the church was on the verge of collapse and was restored. A second major restoration followed in 1844. The church was badly damaged by the flood disaster of 1953, when Sint-Philipsland was completely flooded. The consistory, which was probably renovated in 1896, was replaced after the disaster by the association building in which the consistory is housed. The last major restoration of the church building took place in 1968 under the leadership of Ir. J. de Wilde in Breda, who also designed the club building in 1953. In 1985, a new heating system was installed and the interior was also painted. Source: Wikipedia