Jan Pol (windmill)

Jan Pol
Jan Pol, February 2009
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Origin
Mill nameJan Pol
Molen van Pol
Mill locationMolenwijk 8, 7751 CG, Dalen
Coordinates52°42′03″N 6°45′16″E / 52.70083°N 6.75444°E / 52.70083; 6.75444
Operator(s)Gemeente Coevorden
Year built1876
Information
PurposeCorn mill and barley polishing mill
TypeSmock mill
StoreysThree-storey smock
Base storeysThree-storey base
Smock sidesEight sides
No. of sailsFour sails
Type of sailsCommon sails
WindshaftCast iron
WindingTailpole and winch
No. of pairs of millstonesThree pairs
Size of millstones1.50 metres (4 ft 11 in), 1.40 metres (4 ft 7 in) and 1.40 metres (4 ft 7 in)
Other informationTallest remaining windmill in Drenthe

Jan Pol is a smock mill in Dalen, Netherlands. It was built in 1876. The mill is a Rijksmonument, number 44562.[1]

  1. ^ "Technische gegevens" (in Dutch). De Hollandsche Molen. Retrieved 12 August 2009. (Click on "Technische gegevens" to view)

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