Woldzigt, Roderwolde
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Woldzigt (Drèents for 'view of the woods') is a smock mill in Roderwolde, Drenthe, the Netherlands. The mill has two functions; a grain mill and an oil mill. It was built in 1852 and is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 32541.[1]
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Mill name | Woldzigt |
Mill location | Hoofdstraat 38, 9315 PC, Roderwolde |
Coordinates | 53°10′14″N 6°28′46″E |
Operator(s) | Gemeente Noordenveld |
Year built | 1852 |
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Purpose | Grain mill and oil 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 |
Windshaft | Cast iron |
Winding | Tailpole and winch |
Auxiliary power | Petrol engine, later a steam engine |
No. of pairs of millstones | Two pairs |
Size of millstones | 1.60 metres (5 ft 3 in) diameter. also a pair of edge runner stones 1.80 metres (5 ft 11 in) diameter |
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