De Nieuwe Molen | |
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Coordinates | 33°55′57.2052″S 18°28′56.4312″E / 33.932557000°S 18.482342000°E |
Year built | 1782 |
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Type | Tower mill |
De Nieuwe Molen is the oldest and the largest extant mill in South Africa and was built in 1782 near the Black River. The mill is situated in the Alexandra Hospital in Maitland, Cape Town and was declared a National Monument in 1978.[1]