De Vlijt, Zuidwolde
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De Vlijt (English: The Diligence), formerly known as Hoop van Zegen is a smock mill in Zuidwolde, Drenthe, which has been conserved. The mill was built in 1878 and is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 41099.[1]
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Origin | |
Mill name | De Vlijt Hoop van Zegen |
Mill location | Molenstraat 12, 7921 AM Zuidwolde |
Coordinates | 52°40′06″N 6°25′34″E |
Operator(s) | Private |
Year built | 1878 |
Information | |
Purpose | Corn mill |
Type | Smock mill |
Storeys | Three-storey smock |
Base storeys | One-storey base |
Smock sides | Eight sides |
No. of sails | Four sails |
Type of sails | Common sails |
Windshaft | Cast iron |
Winding | Tailpole and winch |
No. of pairs of millstones | One pair |
Size of millstones | 1.50 metres (4 ft 11 in) diameter |
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