Maderup Mølle Explained

Maderup Mølle
Name Of Mill:Maderup Mølle at its current location in The Funen Village
Location Of Mill:Madetup, Denmark (now Odense)
Coordinates:55.3665°N 10.3825°W
Built:1832
Purpose:Corn mill
Type:Smock mill
Storeys:?
Base Storeys:One
Smock Sides:Eight
Sail Number:Four

Maderup Mølle is a smock mill originally built in Maderup, about 10km (10miles) south-west of Bogense, on the island of Funen in Denmark. It was constructed in 1832 and operated as a grain mill until the mid-1930s.The building was dismantled in 1941 and moved to The Funen Village, an museum in Odense, where it now stands.[1]

The windmill is built to an octagonal design. The upper part is reed-thatched, and the cap is thatched with straw.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maderup Mølle. moellearkivet.dk. 2012-04-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20111005171509/http://www.moellearkivet.dk/index.php?id=1000&mill=71. 2011-10-05. dead.