De Zwaluw, Hasselt

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Mill nameDe Zwaluw
Mill locationStenendijk 7, 8061 HP Hasselt
Coordinates52°35′13.3″N 6°5′49.05″E / 52.587028°N 6.0969583°E / 52.587028; 6.0969583
OperatorStichting tot Behoud van Korenmolen De Zwaluw te Hasselt
De Zwaluw, Hasselt
De Zwaluw,
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Origin
Mill nameDe Zwaluw
Mill locationStenendijk 7, 8061 HP Hasselt
Coordinates52°35′13.3″N 6°5′49.05″E / 52.587028°N 6.0969583°E / 52.587028; 6.0969583
OperatorStichting tot Behoud van Korenmolen De Zwaluw te Hasselt
Year built1784; 242 years ago (1784),
1857; 169 years ago (1857)
Information
PurposeCorn mill
TypeSmock mill
StoreysTwo-storey smock
Base storeysFive-storey base
Smock sidesEight sides
No. of sailsFour sails
Type of sailsPatent sails
WindshaftCast iron
WindingTailpole and winch
No. of pairs of millstonesone pair

De Zwaluw (English: The Swallow) is a smock mill in Hasselt, Overijssel, Netherlands which is run by volunteers every Saturday. The mill was built in 1784 just outside the city walls of Hasselt.

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