De Zwaluw, Hasselt

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De Zwaluw, Hasselt
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De Zwaluw,
De Zwaluw, Hasselt
Origin
Mill nameDe Zwaluw
Mill locationStenendijk 7, 8061 HP Hasselt
Coordinates 52°35′13.3″N6°5′49.05″E / 52.587028°N 6.0969583°E / 52.587028; 6.0969583
Operator(s)Stichting tot Behoud van Korenmolen De Zwaluw te Hasselt
Year built1784/1857
Information
Purpose Corn mill
Type Smock mill
StoreysTwo-storey smock
Base storeysFive-storey base
Smock sidesEight sides
No. of sailsFour sails
Type of sails Patent sails
Windshaft Cast iron
WindingTailpole and winch
No. of pairs of millstonesone pair

De Zwaluw (English: The Swallow ) is a smock mill in Hasselt, Overijssel, Netherlands which is run by volunteers every Saturday. The mill was built in 1784 just outside the city walls of Hasselt.

52°35′13.3″N6°5′49.05″E / 52.587028°N 6.0969583°E / 52.587028; 6.0969583


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