De Gekroonde Poelenburg | |
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Origin | |
Mill name | De Gekroonde Poelenburg |
Mill location | Kalverringdijk 27 1509 BT Zaandam |
Coordinates | 52°28′27″N 4°49′03″E / 52.474206°N 4.817616°E |
Operator(s) | Vereniging De Zaansche Molen |
Year built | 1869 (1904/1963) |
Information | |
Purpose | Sawmill |
Type | Paltrok mill |
No. of sails | Four sails |
Type of sails | Common sails |
Windshaft | Cast iron |
Winding | Tailpole and winch |
Other information | Three vertical frame saws |
De Gekroonde Poelenburg (The Crowned Poelenburg) is a paltrok mill in Zaandam, Netherlands which has been restored to working order. Like all Dutch paltrok mills it is a windpowered sawmill. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 40093. It is located at the Zaanse Schans in a group of several historic industrial windmills.[1]