In 1884 the young Piet van Hoorn found Vincent van Gogh. He found him when Vincent came by to paint the mill, he found Vincent a peculiar guy. The guy must have been 11 years old, seeing a facing brick reminds us of the 100th birthday of mulder Piet van Hoorn (1873-1974).
This watermill can be found between Nuenen and Eindhoven. Van Gogh lived in Nuenen and often passed this big water wheel of the Netherlands, which made the watermill a favorite drawing- and painting object of this painter.
The Opwetten watermill is also located next to a biking and hiking route 'On the road with Vincent', which translates to 'On the road with Vincent'. Here you learn, with 18 information kiosks, everything about Van Gogh's time in this pearl of Brabant.
