Greetsiel Twin Windmills

In one of the mills you can eat (I think there is coffee and cake there), the other one can be visited from bottom to top and the original mechanics of the mill can be seen. There is also a souvenir shop and a small shop with regional products and very tasty bread.

When you approach Greetsiel, you can see two windmills from afar. They are also called "twin mills" because both are of the same type (two-story gallery Dutch) and are in the immediate vicinity at Greetsieler Sieltief.

Schoof's Mühlencafe: daily 11am - 6.30pm
 Mühlencafe: Sat. Sun. from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm as well as daily v. 27. 12. - approx. 07.01.
Rest of operation v. End of Nov. - 26. 12.

In 1613, at the present location of the green mill stood a post windmill. This was so badly damaged in February 1662 during a storm that it was demolished and replaced by a new building. The Grimersumer landowner buses made this mill from 1856 to a two-story gallery Dutchman, the most modern development of the classic windmill, rebuild. In 1857 she started operations and was named after her builder Bussensche mill. Until 1964 it was used commercially and then until 1972 for personal use. In the fall of 1972, she stopped her operation after a storm-induced wing fracture completely. In 1975, the then district of Norden acquired the building and had it restored in cooperation with the Association for the Conservation of Greetsiel Twin Mills and converted into a tea room and picture gallery. In the course of the district reform in 1978, the district Aurich owner of the mill. The district in turn gave them over in 1990 free of charge to the Greetsieler Mill Association. Since the beginning of 2004, after a temporary use as a bookstore, there is again a tearoom on the ground floor.

On October 28, 2013, the hurricane Christian tore off wings and cap of the mill, the gallery and parts of the masonry were damaged. The mill was not insured against storm damage. The cost of repair estimated the Greetsieler Mill Association to about 300,000 euros, which should be raised by donations alone. Since September 2014, all orders for the reconstruction of wings, gallery and cap have been taken. The repair work should be completed by March 2015.
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