De Korenbloem, Vriescheloo Explained

De Korenbloem
Name Of Mill:De Korenbloem
(English: The Cornflower)
Location Of Mill:Wedderweg 25A
Vriescheloo, Netherlands
Coordinates:53.0681°N 7.1122°W
Built:1895
Purpose:Grist mill
Type:Smock mill

De Korenbloem (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /də ˈkoːrənblum/; English: The Cornflower) is a 19th-century smock mill in the village of Vriescheloo in the Netherlands.[1]

Location

De Korenbloem is located at the Wedderweg in the village of Vriescheloo in the east of the province of Groningen in the northeast of the Netherlands.[1]

History

De Korenbloem was built as a grist mill in 1895.[1] An electric motor was installed in 1947.[1] It has been a national heritage site since 1972.[2] The windmill was restored in 1973.[1]

Notes and References

  1. "De Korenbloem, Vriescheloo" (in Dutch), Nederlandse Molendatabase. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  2. "Monumentnummer: 8924 De Korenbloem" (in Dutch), Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed. Retrieved 5 April 2017.