Molen van Vledder

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Molen van Vledder

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Molen van Vledder, January 2009
Origin
Mill name Nooitgedacht
Mill location De Bree 1, 8381 VS Vledder
Coordinates 52°51′34″N6°12′55″E / 52.85944°N 6.21528°E / 52.85944; 6.21528 Coordinates: 52°51′34″N6°12′55″E / 52.85944°N 6.21528°E / 52.85944; 6.21528
Operator(s) Private
Year built 1968
Information
Purpose Corn mill
Type Smock mill
Storeys Two-storey smock
Base storeys Three-storey base
Smock sides Eight sides
No. of sails Four sails
Type of sails Common sails
Windshaft Steel
Winding Tailpole and winch
No. of pairs of millstones One pair
Size of millstones 1.00 metre (3 ft 3 in)

The Molen van Vledder is a smock mill in Vledder, Drenthe, which is used as holiday accommodation. The mill was built in 1968 and is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 357823. [1]

Smock mill type of windmill

The smock mill is a type of windmill that consists of a sloping, horizontally weatherboarded or thatched tower, usually with six or eight sides. It is topped with a roof or cap that rotates to bring the sails into the wind. This type of windmill got its name from its resemblance to smocks worn by farmers in an earlier period.

Vledder Village in Drenthe, Netherlands

Vledder is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Westerveld, and lies about 24 km northwest of Hoogeveen. It is located along the small river Vledder Aa.

Drenthe Province of the Netherlands

Drenthe is a province of the Netherlands located in the northeastern part of the country. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen to the north, and Germany to the east. In January 2017, it had a population of 491,867 and a total area of 2,683 km2 (1,036 sq mi).

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History

A mill stood on this site until 1958. In 1968, the present mill was built by millwright J D Medendorp of Zuidlaren, incorporating parts from two demolished mills. [2] The 1877-built drainage mill De Kooi, Kantens, Groningen which had been demolished in 1961 and the 1862-built drainage mill Gebroeders Bos, which stood at Hoogkerk, Groningen and was demolished in 1963. [3] The mill is used as a holiday home. [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.

Zuidlaren Place in Drenthe, Netherlands

Zuidlaren is a village in the province of Drenthe in the Northern Netherlands. Zuidlaren has just over 10,000 inhabitants and is situated on natural heightened land which is called the Hondsrug.

Kantens Village in Groningen, Netherlands

Kantens is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is located in the municipality of Eemsmond, about 16 km north of the city of Groningen. It had a population of around 965 including the surrounding area in January 2017.

Description

The Molen van Vledder is what the Dutch describe as an "achtkante stellingmolen". It is a two-storey smock mill with a stage on a three-storey brick base. The stage is at second-floor level, 6.20 metres (20 ft 4 in) above ground level. The smock and cap are thatched. The mill is winded by a tailpole and winch. The four Common sails have a span of 11.20 metres (36 ft 9 in) and are carried in a steel windshaft. The windshaft also carries the brake wheel which has 31 cogs. This drives the wallower (24 cogs) at the top of the upright shaft. At the bottom of the upright shaft, the great spur wheel, which has 58 cogs, drives the 1.00 metre (3 ft 3 in) diameter French Burr stones via a lantern pinion stone nut with 31 staves. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Technische gegevens" (in Dutch). De Hollandsche Molen . Retrieved 20 October 2009. (Click on "Technische gegevens" to view.)
  2. 1 2 "Geschiedenis" (in Dutch). De Hollandsche Molen. Retrieved 20 October 2009. (Click on "Geschiedenis" to view.)
  3. ↑ "Vledder, Drenthe" (in Dutch). Molendatabase. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
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