De Arend, Coevorden

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De Arend
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Origin
Mill name De Arend
Mill location Krimweg 60, 7741 KK, Coevorden
Coordinates 52°39′34″N6°43′28″E / 52.65944°N 6.72444°E / 52.65944; 6.72444 Coordinates: 52°39′34″N6°43′28″E / 52.65944°N 6.72444°E / 52.65944; 6.72444
Operator(s) Gemeente Coevorden
Year built 1894
Information
Purpose Corn mill
Type Smock mill
Storeys Three-storey smock
Base storeys Two-storey base
Smock sides Eight-sided smock
No. of sails Four sails
Type of sails Common sails
Windshaft Cast iron
Winding Tailpole and winch
No. of pairs of millstones Two pairs
Size of millstones 1.50 metres (4 ft 11 in)

De Arend (English The Eagle ) is a smock mill in Coevorden, Netherlands. It was built in 1894. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 11493. [1]

Eagle large carnivore bird

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Smock mill type of windmill

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Coevorden City and municipality in Drenthe, Netherlands

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History

De Arend was built by millwrights Ritsema Brothers of Stroobos, Friesland for J B Soppe. It later passed into the ownership of H Soppe. The Dutch magazine De Molenaar of 25 November 1969 stated that the mill was built in 1888. Thus the mill may have been moved here in 1894. In 1937, the mill was repaired and fitted with streamlined sails. The mill was sold to the municipality of Coevorden in 1976. It was in a poor state and overgrown with ivy. Restoration by millwright J D Medendorp of Zuidlaren was completed in 1977. [2]

A millwright is a high-precision craftsman or skilled tradesperson who installs, dismantles, repairs, reassembles, and moves machinery in factories, power plants, and construction sites.

Stroobos Village in Friesland, Netherlands

Stroobos is a village in Achtkarspelen in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands.

Friesland Province of the Netherlands

Friesland, also historically known as Frisia, is a province of the Netherlands located in the northern part of the country. It is situated west of Groningen, northwest of Drenthe and Overijssel, north of Flevoland, northeast of North Holland, and south of the Wadden Sea. In 2015, the province had a population of 646,092 and a total area of 5,100 km2 (2,000 sq mi).

Description

De Arend is what the Dutch describe as an "achtkante stellingmolen" - an eight-sided smock mill with a stage. The mill has a two-storey brick base and a three-storey smock. [3] The stage is 6.20 metres (20 ft 4 in) above ground level. [1] The smock and cap are thatched. The cap is winded by a tailpole and winch. [3] The four Common sails are carried on a cast-iron windshaft dating from 1863. They have a span of 20.50 metres (67 ft 3 in). [1] The wooden clasp arm brake wheel has 59 cogs. [3] It drives the wallower at the top of the upright shaft. The wallower has 31 cogs. At the bottom of the upright shaft, the great spur wheel with 85 cogs drives two lantern pinion stone nuts, each with 28 staves. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Technische gegevens" (in Dutch). De Hollandsche Molen. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2009. (Click on "Technische gegevens" to view)
  2. ↑ "Geschiedenis" (in Dutch). De Hollandsche Molen. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2009. (Click on "Geschiedenis" to view)
  3. 1 2 3 "Coevorden, Drenthe" (in Dutch). Molendatabase. Retrieved 12 August 2009.
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