Windmills in Leeuwarden

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The city of Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands has had at least 130 windmills over the centuries. Only one, the Froskepôlemolen survives today within Leeuwarden. Six other mills which have stood in Leeuwarden survive elsewhere in the Netherlands. The mills had a wide range of industrial and agricultural uses. The industrial uses include the processing of bark for tanning leather, the fulling of cloth, the production of cement, the production of dyes, the extraction of oil (including the production of paints), the grinding of tobacco to produce snuff, the production of gunpowder, and the sawing of timber. Agricultural uses include the milling of buckwheat, oats, rye and wheat, the processing of chicory, the production of pearl barley, and the pumping of water.

Froskepôlemolen

Froskepôlemolen, August 2008

The grondzeiler Huizumer en Goutum Nieuwlandmolen was moved to a new site within Leeuwarden in 1962. It now stands on the island known as Froskepôlle at 53°11′21″N 5°51′10″E / 53.189280°N 5.852751°E / 53.189280; 5.852751. The mill is a drainage mill, and is maintained in working order.[1][2]

Windmills with surviving remains

De Haan

The stellingmolen De Haan (English: The Rooster) was built before 1685. It stood on the south side of the Zuidvliet at 53°12′08″N 5°49′01″E / 53.202291°N 5.816915°E / 53.202291; 5.816915. It was a fulling mill. In 1749 it was converted to a barley mill. In 1832 it was converted to an oil mill, at which time it was known as De Haan. After 1848 it was also a cement mill. The mill was standing in 1878, but had been demolished by 1903 leaving the base which survives, having survived a threat of demolition in 2003.[3][4]

De Eendracht, (oil and barley mill)

De Eendracht (English: The Unity) was a stellingmolen which built before 1786 as a barley and oat hulling mill. It was later converted to an oil mill. The mill stood on the Dokkumer Trekweg at 53°12′39″N 5°48′00″E / 53.210968°N 5.799863°E / 53.210968; 5.799863. In 1888, the smock was moved to Anjum,[5] where it was erected on a new brick base. The mill stands today, known as De Eendracht.[6] At Leeuwarden, the original base of De Eendracht survives.[5][7] Following a fire in 2014,[8] a proposal was made in November 2015 to build a new smock on the existing base. The building would be used for residential purposes.[9] The new steel-framed smock and cap, with dummy sails, was lifted onto the base on 6 March 2018.[8]

Windmills formerly in Leeuwarden which survive elsewhere

De Phenix, Marrum
De Vlijt, Marle
De Himriksmole, Tytsjerk, July 2008
Nooitgedacht, Veenoord

De Phenix

De Phenix (English: The Phoenix) stood on the site of De Hersteller, to the south of the Zuidvliet between the Looiersbrug and the Bakkersbrug at 53°12′08″N 5°48′55″E / 53.202359°N 5.815299°E / 53.202359; 5.815299. The mill was a sawmill. In 1917 it was moved to Marrum,[10] where it stands today known as De Phenix, converted to a drainage mill.[11]

De Jonge

De Jonge (English: The Boy) was a stellingmolen which was built in 1871. It stood on the Harlinger Trekvaart to the west of De Kat at 53°11′51″N 5°47′10″E / 53.197374°N 5.786086°E / 53.197374; 5.786086. It was an oil mill. A steam engine was installed in 1878. In 1887, the mill was moved to Marle, Overijssel,[12] where it was converted to a corn mill. The mill survives and is known as De Vlijt.[13][14]

Himriksmolen

The Himriksmolen was a spinnenkopmolen which was built in 1830 close to the Woudmansdiep at 53°11′42″N 5°50′59″E / 53.194909°N 5.849610°E / 53.194909; 5.849610. It was a drainage mill. Replaced by a pumphouse in 1948, the mill was moved to Ryptsjerk in 1952,[15] where it stood at 53°13′09″N 5°53′32″E / 53.219169°N 5.892208°E / 53.219169; 5.892208. On 13 November 1972, the mill was badly damaged in a storm. It was moved to Tytsjerk in 1976,[16] where the mill stood to the south of the Lytse Wielen at 53°12′43″N 5°53′06″E / 53.211929°N 5.885088°E / 53.211929; 5.885088. Due to boundary changes the mill's location became part of Leeuwarden, and then reverted to Tytsjerk. On 30 June 1995, the mill was burnt down in an arson attack.[17] The mill was restored in 1996, and is known as De Himriksmole or De Groene Ster.[18]

Huizumer en Goutumer Nieuwlandmolen

The Huizumer en Goutumer Nieuwlandmolen was a grondzeiler which was built in 1850 to drain the Huizumer en Goutumer Nieuland polders, which had a combined area of 350 acres (140 ha). The mill stood about 1 kilometre (1,100 yd) to the south west of Leeuwarden railway station at 53°11′15″N 5°46′00″E / 53.187454°N 5.766711°E / 53.187454; 5.766711. In 1962, the mill was moved to a new site within Leeuwarden, where it is known as the Froskepôlemolen.[1][19]

Molen aan de Nieuwe Kanaal

A stellingmolen was built in 1732 by the Nieuwe Kanaal, which is now known as the Emmakade, at 53°12′10″N 5°49′37″E / 53.202659°N 5.826901°E / 53.202659; 5.826901. It was a barley mill, and later an oil mill and bark mill. Last recorded at Leeuwarden in 1786, the mill was later moved to Heerenveen, where it was known as De Fortuyn.[3][20] The mill was moved to Hankate, Overijssel in 1892, taking the name Molen van Kappert.[21] In 1916,[22] the mill was moved to Veenoord, Drenthe, and took the name Nooitdgedacht. The mill still stands in Veenoord.[23]

Vanished windmills

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