De Vrouwbuurstermolen

De Vrouwbuurstermolen, Vrouwenparochie
De Vrouwbuurstermolen, June 1968
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Origin
Mill nameDe Vrouwbuurstermolen
Mill locationMiddelweg 6, 9077 SB, Vrouwenparochie
Coordinates53°16′51″N 5°43′18″E / 53.28076°N 5.72153°E / 53.28076; 5.72153
Operator(s)Stichting De Vrouwbuurstermolen
Year built1862
Information
PurposeCorn mill, formerly also a pearl barley mill
TypeSmock mill
StoreysTwo storey smock
Base storeysTwo storey base
Smock sidesEight sides
No. of sailsFour sails
Type of sailsCommon sails
WindshaftCast iron
WindingTailpole and winch
No. of pairs of millstonesTwo pairs
Size of millstones1.50 metres (4 ft 11 in)

De Vrouwbuurstermolen is a smock mill in Vrouwenparochie, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in 1862 and is in working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument.


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