Windmill

The windmill at Kvarnkullen in Strängnäs, Sweden, was built in 1855 after one of the Dutch models. The first windmill was stated on the Munkbackens Hill, at the same place where the present mill stands right now. This happened probably in the year 1630. It was the mayor Berelius in Strängnäs, who got permission to build a new one, and now it stands here since 1688!

This weekend, we had an oppotrunity to visit the inside of this lovely old building.

The windmill has a fixed mill house and a rotating cowl. The large machinery was divided into four floors of the huge vertical shaft with a rudder stock–in the middle. The cool thing is that the old machine – almost entirely built of wood, is really well preserved. Just dress its wings with canvas and you could actually start it for real….

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~ by Eclipse on July 20, 2013.

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Tags: Dutch, Netherland, Photography, Strängnäs, Sweden, Windmill

10 Responses to “Windmill”

This must have been a wonderful adventure, and
stepping back into history, today as it were 🙂 How wonderful 🙂

I hope that both you and Stefan are
well and enjoying everything in life together 🙂
Give him my best regards Eclipse, he is, and
always has been a fine gentleman 🙂

Andro xxxx

Gray Dawster said this on August 28, 2013 at 11:04 pm | Reply
Hello! I wish you a successful new week.

Marko said this on August 11, 2013 at 10:16 pm | Reply
Fascinating Eclipse, I just love these old mills, We have one I visit in England which still grinds its own flour 🙂 Lovely photos thank you x

Sue Dreamwalker said this on July 23, 2013 at 10:48 pm | Reply
sparkystreet said this on July 21, 2013 at 3:16 pm | Reply
- Thank you sparkystreet! 🙂 …always liked this one..
  
  Eclipse said this on July 21, 2013 at 3:58 pm | Reply
  - I was caught by the association:)
    
    sparkystreet said this on July 21, 2013 at 4:35 pm
As I said before you live in a stunning area of Mälaren … Strängnäs is so beautiful.
Your photos are excellent … my favorite is with the small blue flowers in the front – so pretty and so very Swedish summer. We have a couple of windmills down here in the South too .. but I have never been inside one. I wish you pleasant week.

viveka said this on July 20, 2013 at 10:32 pm | Reply
- Thank you dear Viveka! Yes it was really cool to see the town from the inside of the windmill. Wishing you a lovely week too. (And – thanks for the friendship out there at FB ;))
  
  Eclipse said this on July 21, 2013 at 11:54 am | Reply
  - Amazing how well kept and clean it was inside. The shots with the blue flowers in the front, very cleverly done … I will try that .. when I’m out and about next time.
    
    viveka said this on July 21, 2013 at 12:28 pm
Piękny wiatrak. Pozdrawiam i życzę miłego weekendu.

Marko said this on July 20, 2013 at 9:26 pm | Reply