History
The predecessor of the current mill was the last windmill in the current De Weerribben-Wieden National Park. It was dismantled in 1942. By 1980 a foundation called ''Vrienden van de Weerribben'' got the idea of rebuilding this mill. The idea was taken up by Staatsbosbeheer (English: State Forest Management) and by 1982 the construction of the new mill was finished.Description
''De Wicher'' is what the Dutch describe as a ''spinnenkop'' (English: spiderhead mill). It is a small hollow post mill winded by a winch. The mill has common sails. The wooden stocks has a span of and . The stocks and ''brake wheel'' are carried on the ''windshaft'' and drive the ''wallower'' at the top of the ''upright shaft'' in the body (called head on a spinnenkop), which passed through the main post into the substructure. At the bottom of the upright shaft is the ''crown wheel'' which drives the wooden Archimedes' screw. The body (called head on a spinnenkop) is weatherboarded while the substructure is thatched and rests on a brick base.Public access
The mill is open to the public on Wednesday afternoons during the summer season and on appointment.References
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* {{Dutch Windmills Windmills in Overijssel Hollow post mills in the Netherlands Windmills completed in 1982 Steenwijkerland 1982 establishments in the Netherlands 20th-century architecture in the Netherlands