Mountain mill

The Bergmolen or Stampersmolen is a windmill in the Belgian village of Tiegem. The white Bergmolen dates back to 1880 and was built to replace a wooden mill from 1735, commissioned by Petrus Verriest. The name Stampersmolen comes from the stampers with which the oil mill of the wooden mill was equipped. Until 1915, the stone mill also served as an oil mill, after which it was used for grinding grain. During World War I, the mill sustained a lot of damage, but it was restored and used again from 1921 until 1936. In that year, it was deliberately demolished by Herman Teirlinck and Charles Dekeukeleire for their film Het kwade oog. In 1970/71, the mill was restored again. The mill was demolished in 1986 and rebuilt a few meters away. Since 1960, the mill has been a protected monument. The area in front of the mill was used as a setting in 1942 for the film Wenn die Sonne wieder scheint, a German adaptation of Stijn Streuvels De vlaschaard.

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