De Vlijt, Wageningen

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De Vlijt
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Front view of the mill, 2005
De Vlijt, Wageningen
Origin
Mill nameDe Vlijt
Mill locationHarnjesweg 54
Wageningen, Netherlands
Coordinates 51°58′15″N5°40′16″E / 51.970833°N 5.671111°E / 51.970833; 5.671111 Coordinates: 51°58′15″N5°40′16″E / 51.970833°N 5.671111°E / 51.970833; 5.671111
Operator(s)Municipality of Wageningen
Year built1879, 1978
Information
Purpose Gristmill
Type Windmill, Smock mill
No. of sailsFour
Type of sails Common sails
Other information Rijksmonument (38212)
Database of Mills
De Hollandsche Molen

De Vlijt is a windmill located on the Harnjesweg 54 in Wageningen, Netherlands. Built in 1879 it has been in use ever since as a gristmill. The mill was built as a Smock mill and its four sails have a span of 22.30 meters. [1] The mill was bought by the local government and restored in 1978, and it was listed as a national heritage site (nr 38212) in 1970. [2]

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References

  1. "De Vlijt, Wageningen | Een molen uit de Nederlandse Molendatabase (Database of Mills)". molendatabase.nl. Retrieved 2017-08-18.
  2. De Vlijt [ permanent dead link ] on the Dutch monument registration site