Windlust, Wolvega
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Windlust (English: "A love of wind") is a smock mill in Wolvega, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in 1884 and is in working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument.
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Mill name | Windlust |
Mill location | Hoofdstraat West 52, 8471 HW, Wolvega |
Coordinates | 53°52′26″N 5°26′12″E |
Operator(s) | Gemeente Westellingwerf |
Year built | 1884 |
Information | |
Purpose | Corn mill and pearl barley mill |
Type | Smock mill |
Storeys | Three storey smock |
Base storeys | Four storey base |
Smock sides | Eight sides |
No. of sails | Four sails |
Type of sails | Common sails, Fok system on leading edges |
Windshaft | Cast iron |
Winding | Tailpole and winch |
No. of pairs of millstones | Two pairs |
Size of millstones | 1.60 metres (5 ft 3 in) diameter |
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