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De Zwaluw Corn Mill, Hoogeveen

De Zwaluw Corn Mill, Hoogeveen

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De Zwaluw Corn Mill, Hoogeveen

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Location: Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Netherlands

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Theo

March 12, 2022

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Korenmolen De Zwaluw is a so-called tower mill. This type of windmill is usually located in a town or village, as the windmill has to protrude above the roofs of …

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Rob T 🚶🏿‍♂️🚲

June 22, 2023

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Windmill near the (city) center of Hoogeveen. The mill is run by volunteers. In the store you can buy pancake flour, bread mix and cake mix. The mill is therefore in operation and can be visited almost daily.

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JakobusPilger

September 2, 2024

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Nowadays they are mostly just monuments to a long tradition of craftsmanship, but sometimes they are still in use: the heavy millstones were moved using only the power of the wind to drive them, for example to grind grain into flour (grain mills) or to press oil from olives (oil mills). Sometimes the windmills also had the function of a pumping station and transported water to a higher level to drain a swampy area.

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Elevation 50 m

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Monday 18 May

17°C

5°C

26 %

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Max wind speed: 20.0 km/h

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