Jan Pol (windmill)
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Jan Pol is a smock mill in Dalen, Netherlands. It was built in 1876. The mill is a Rijksmonument, number 44562.[1]
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Jan Pol | |
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Origin | |
Mill name | Jan Pol Molen van Pol |
Mill location | Molenwijk 8, 7751 CG, Dalen |
Coordinates | 52°42′03″N 6°45′16″E |
Operator(s) | Gemeente Coevorden |
Year built | 1876 |
Information | |
Purpose | Corn mill and barley polishing mill |
Type | Smock mill |
Storeys | Three-storey smock |
Base storeys | Three-storey base |
Smock sides | Eight sides |
No. of sails | Four sails |
Type of sails | Common sails |
Windshaft | Cast iron |
Winding | Tailpole and winch |
No. of pairs of millstones | Three pairs |
Size of millstones | 1.50 metres (4 ft 11 in), 1.40 metres (4 ft 7 in) and 1.40 metres (4 ft 7 in) |
Other information | Tallest remaining windmill in Drenthe |
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For the veterinarian, see Jan Pol (veterinarian).