De Hoop, Sleen

De Hoop, Sleen
De Hoop, June 2006
Map
Origin
Mill nameDe Hoop
Mill locationDrostenstraat 16, 7841 BM Sleen
Coordinates52°46′19″N 6°48′01″E / 52.77194°N 6.80028°E / 52.77194; 6.80028
Operator(s)Sleener Molen Stichting ‘De Hoop’, owner is Gemeente Coevorden
Year built1914
Information
PurposeCorn 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 millstonesOne pair
Size of millstones1.50 metres (4 ft 11 in)

De Hoop (English: 'The Hope') is a smock mill in Sleen, Drenthe, the Netherlands, which has been restored to working order. The mill was built in 1914 and is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 33787.[1]

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