De Vlijt, Wageningen

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De Vlijt
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Front view of the mill, 2005
Origin
Mill name De Vlijt
Mill location Harnjesweg 54
Wageningen, Netherlands
Operator(s) Municipality of Wageningen
Year built 1879, 1978
Information
Purpose Gristmill
Type Windmill, Smock mill
Number of sails Four
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]

Gallery of images

References

  1. Database of Mills
  2. De Vlijt on the Dutch monument registration site

External links

  • Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official website