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North Rhine-Westphalia

Münster District

Kreis Borken
Reken

Reken Tower Windmill and Open-Air Museum

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Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia

Münster District

Kreis Borken
Reken

Reken Tower Windmill and Open-Air Museum

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Reken Tower Windmill and Open-Air Museum

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    Location: Reken, Kreis Borken, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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    April 7, 2023

    The Reken tower windmill rises up on a hill and is visible from afar. It is one of the most beautiful and oldest of its kind in Westphalia. The cap with the mighty wings, which have a wingspan of 22 meters, rests on a thick stump of quarry stone. They could be turned in the right wind direction with the help of the "Krühstertes" (turning tail). In 1972, after a thorough renovation, the Reken local history association set up a museum in the mill. The main theme of the museum is "from sowing to reaping". Many of the tools and machines needed on this subject were in use by 1945. Households and handicrafts show how, in the past, most large households were supplied without the household appliances that are commonly used today.

    Over the years, numerous outbuildings have been grouped around the Reken windmill to form a small open-air museum. There is the "Backhus" where bread is baked on special occasions. The "Immenschur" (bee house), the "Pütthus" (cooling fountain) and the "Museschoppe" set on trapezoidal stones to protect against rodents.

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      April 9, 2017

      On a hill rises the Rekener tower windmill visible from afar. It is one of the most beautiful and oldest of its kind in Westphalia. On a thick stump of rubble the cap rests with the mighty wings, which have at least a span of 22 meters. They could be turned with the help of the "Krühstertes" (rotary tail) in the right wind direction. After a thorough renovation, the Heimatverein Reken set up a museum in the mill in 1972.

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        February 14, 2019

        This beautiful mill is looked after by the local history association
        Visiting times are possible on weekends and public holidays.
        More details can be found in one of the pictures

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          Location: Reken, Kreis Borken, Münster District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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