De Hoop, Sleen | |
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Origin | |
Mill name | De Hoop |
Mill location | Drostenstraat 16, 7841 BM Sleen |
Coordinates | 52°46′19″N 6°48′01″E / 52.77194°N 6.80028°E |
Operator(s) | Sleener Molen Stichting ‘De Hoop’, owner is Gemeente Coevorden |
Year built | 1914 |
Information | |
Purpose | Corn mill |
Type | Smock mill |
Storeys | Three-storey smock |
Base storeys | Three-storey base |
Smock sides | Eight sides |
No. of sails | Four sails |
Type of sails | Common sails |
Windshaft | Cast iron |
Winding | Tailpole and winch |
No. of pairs of millstones | One pair |
Size of millstones | 1.50 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]