Welgelegen, Heerenveen
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Welgelegen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɛlɣəleːɣə(n)], English: Well-situated) or Tjepkema's Molen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈcɛpkəmaːs moːlə(n)], English: Tjepka's Mill) is a smock mill in Heerenveen, Friesland, Netherlands, which was built in 1849 and has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, No. 21171.[1]
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Origin | |
Mill name | Welgelegen Tjepkema's Molen |
Mill location | Tjepkemastraat, 8841 CD, Heerenveen |
Coordinates | 52°57′49″N 5°55′07″E |
Operator(s) | Stichting Molen Welgelegen |
Year built | 1849 |
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Purpose | Corn mill |
Type | Smock mill |
Storeys | Three-storey smock |
Base storeys | five-storey base |
Smock sides | Eight sides |
No. of sails | Four sails |
Type of sails | Common sails, Fok system streamlining on leading edges |
Windshaft | Cast iron |
Winding | Tailpole and winch |
No. of pairs of millstones | Two pairs |
Size of millstones | One pair Cullen stones 1.20 metres (3 ft 11 in) diameter, one pair French Burr stone 1.40 metres (4 ft 7 in) diameter |
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