Varel windmill
The Varel windmill , also known locally as “Grode Möhl”, is a gallery Dutch windmill in the Lower Saxony town of Varel in the Friesland district . It is the second largest preserved windmill in Germany .
history
From 1847 to 1848, the last Count of Varel, Gustav Adolf von Bentinck, had the mill built. In 1854 the mill became the property of the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg .
In 1919 the mill was technologically improved. Since then, an automatic device has been responsible for setting the wind direction. It replaced the previously installed manual adjustment. A compass rose on top of the thatched cap of the mill automatically turns the pairs of blades in the respective wind direction. In addition, the canvas covering was replaced by adjustable louvre flap wings during this time . These measures gave the mill its current appearance. The mill was in operation under various millers until 1965 , when operations ceased.
In 1972 it was bought by the city of Varel and extensively renovated in 1973 and 1974. Full operational capability was restored. Since then , the mill has served as a museum mill , which is available to the Varel local history association for the exhibition of its local history collection. In the mill there are over 2,000 exhibits from the local history of the North Oldenburg area.
construction
As a gallery Dutchman, the Varel windmill has the typical three-part structure made of a stone substructure (with five floors), an octagonal wooden structure and the cap with the wings. The mill measures 29.80 m to the top of the cap and 39 m to the top with vertical blades. The length of a wing, i.e. the radius of the mill, is 12 m. With these dimensions, the Varels windmill is the second highest mill in Germany. The gallery is approx. 15 m high and can be used as a viewing platform. The compass rose has a diameter of 4.5 m. The largest of four millstones has a diameter of 2.05 m and weighs 4,500 kg. This is the largest millstone known in Germany.
The substructure of the mill consists of 552 m 3 of clinker masonry. Close to the ground, it is 1 m thick.
Others
Approx. 8,000 to 12,000 visitors visit the mill each year. There is a webcam on top of the Vareler windmill.
Inside the central part (wooden structure) of the windmill
A full grind
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d www.friesische-muehlenstrasse.de: Varel - further information , accessed on August 27, 2007
- ↑ www.wirtschaftvarel.de: Die Vareler Windmühle , accessed on August 27, 2007 ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ www.friesische-muehlenstrasse.de: Vareler Mühle , accessed on August 27, 2007
- ↑ www.die-ganze-nordsee.de: Mühlenstraße , accessed on August 27, 2007 ( Memento of the original from September 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ www.frieslaender-bote.de: Webcam on the Vareler Mühle: unobstructed view over the roofs of the city , accessed on August 27, 2007
Web links
Coordinates: 53 ° 24 ′ 2 " N , 8 ° 8 ′ 35" E