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Roekmolen, Goëngahuizen
Roekmole is a hollow post mill in nature reserve ''It Eilân'' in Goëngahuizen, Friesland, Netherlands. It was moved there from polder ''Krieke'' near Aldeboarn and has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 35972. (Click on "Technische gegevens" to view.) History The earliest record of a mill on the previous site was on a map published by W Eekhorn in 1849. The current mill was built in 1896 and drained polder ''Krieke''. The mill is recorded as having been restored in 1960 and again in 1976, however it spent most of the 1980s and 1990s without sails. In 2009 it was moved to its current location and restoration to working order was finished in 2011. The previous nameless mill was renamed Roekmolen. Description The ''Roekmolen'' is what the Dutch describe as a "spinnenkopmolen". It is a hollow post mill with a single storey square roundhouse. The roundhouse and body of the mill are covered with weatherboards. These are horizontal on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goëngahuizen
Goëngahuizen ( fry, Goaiïngahuzen) is a hamlet in Smallingerland in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 58 in January 2017. The village was first mentioned in 1573 as Gonyehuisen, and means "settlement of the Goinga family". Goëngahuizen is an isolated farmers community. Some peat excavation had taken place in the south of Goëngahuizen. It has its own place name signs. Windmills There are three windmill A windmill is a structure that converts wind power into rotational energy using vanes called sails or blades, specifically to mill grain (gristmills), but the term is also extended to windpumps, wind turbines, and other applications, in some ...s in Goëngahuizen, ''De Jansmolen'', ''De Modderige Bol'' and ''Heechheim''. Gallery Image:De Jansmolen Goengahuizen 05.JPG, ''De Jansmolen'' Image:De Modderige Bol Goengahuizen 04.JPG, ''De Modderige Bol'' Image:Molen Heechhiem 01.JPG, ''Heechheim'' References External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |