Benninkmolen, Doetinchem
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Benninkmolen is a smock mill in Doetinchem, Gelderland, Netherlands which was built in 1921 and has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument.
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Benninkmolen, Doetinchem | |
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Origin | |
Mill name | Benninkmolen Velsmolen |
Mill location | Varsseveldseweg 252, 7004 HK, Doetinchem |
Coordinates | 51°58′00″N 6°19′33″E |
Operator(s) | Municipality of Doetinchem |
Year built | 1921 |
Information | |
Purpose | Corn mill |
Type | Smock mill |
Storeys | Two storey smock |
Base storeys | One storey base |
Smock sides | Eight sides |
No. of sails | Four sails |
Type of sails | Common sails |
Windshaft | cast iron |
Winding | Tailpole and winch |
No. of pairs of millstones | Two pairs |
Size of millstones | 1.40 metres (4 ft 7 in) diameter |
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