De Onderneming, Witmarsum
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De Onderneming (Dutch pronunciation: [də ˌʔɔndərˈneːmɪŋ]; English: The Company) is a smock mill in Witmarsum, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in 1850 and is in working order. It is used as a training mill. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument.
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Origin | |
Mill name | De Onderneming |
Mill location | Molenweg 43, 8748 CN, Witmarsum |
Coordinates | 53°05′57″N 5°28′08″E |
Operator(s) | Stichting tot Behoud van Momumenten in de gemeente Súdwest Fryslân |
Year built | 1862 |
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Purpose | Corn mill and pearl barley mill |
Type | Smock mill |
Storeys | Three storey smock |
Base storeys | Two storey base |
Smock sides | Eight sides |
No. of sails | Four sails |
Type of sails | Common sails, Fok system on leading edges |
Windshaft | Cast iron |
Winding | Tailpole and winch |
No. of pairs of millstones | Four pairs |
Size of millstones | 1.60 metres (5 ft 3 in), 1.56 metres (5 ft 1 in), 1.50 metres (4 ft 11 in) and 1.47 metres (4 ft 10 in) diameter |
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