Welgelegen, Heerenveen

Welgelegen, Heerenveen
Welgelegen, May 2007
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Origin
Mill nameWelgelegen
Tjepkema's Molen
Mill locationTjepkemastraat, 8841 CD, Heerenveen
Coordinates52°57′49″N 5°55′07″E / 52.96361°N 5.91861°E / 52.96361; 5.91861
Operator(s)Stichting Molen Welgelegen
Year built1849
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PurposeCorn mill
TypeSmock mill
StoreysThree-storey smock
Base storeysfive-storey base
Smock sidesEight sides
No. of sailsFour sails
Type of sailsCommon sails, Fok system streamlining on leading edges
WindshaftCast iron
WindingTailpole and winch
No. of pairs of millstonesTwo pairs
Size of millstonesOne pair Cullen stones 1.20 metres (3 ft 11 in) diameter, one pair French Burr stone 1.40 metres (4 ft 7 in) diameter

Welgelegen (Dutch: [ˈʋɛlɣəˌleːɣə(n)]; "Well-situated") or Tjepkema's Molen (Dutch: [ˈtɕɛpkəmaːs ˈmoːlə(n)]; West Frisian: Tjepkema's Mole [ˈtjɛpkəmaːs ˈmoːlə]; "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]

  1. ^ "Technische gegevens" (in Dutch). De Hollandsche Molen. Retrieved 20 March 2010.

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