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Uelsen Windmill

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Uelsen Windmill

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Location: Uelsen, Landkreis Grafschaft Bentheim, Lower Saxony, Germany

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1. Mühlenteich Ford – Die Statt Heath Pond loop from Uelsen

7.50km

01:57

50m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Bronze Age Farmstead Uelsen – Laar Watermill loop from Uelsen

14.7km

03:49

100m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Laar Watermill – Die Statt Heath Pond loop from Getelo

12.8km

03:19

90m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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Christiaan Hemerik

July 31, 2023

This authentic sandstone windmill is visible from far away and offers a magnificent view of the town of Uelsen from the hill on which it stands.

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escuco

October 7, 2019

The Uelsen windmill is a so-called "earth Dutchman" with a codend and sail wings, which stands on a hill, the Mühlenberg. The mill was already owned by the Bentheimer Count in 1779. It had various tenants and suffered in the course of the Major damage caused by several events over the years. It was in disrepair for a long time, but was repaired at great financial expense, starting in 1956 and finally in 2000. The technical monument is similar in its basic concept to the Königsmühlen on the Westfälische Mühlenstrasse (Minden-Lübbecke district) . The three-story, conical tower with a round floor plan was probably built before 1780 from large, beautifully carved Bentheim sandstone blocks and decorated with a princely coat of arms above the entrance door. This Erdholländer is so similar to the Galerieholländer in Veldhausen that both mills probably have the The same builder was at work. The windmill can be used as an exhibition space.

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Bruno... & Konsorten

August 10, 2021

Very nice old Dutch mill built on a mill hill. A so-called earth dutchman

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Location: Uelsen, Landkreis Grafschaft Bentheim, Lower Saxony, Germany

Uelsen Windmill

1. Mühlenteich Ford – Die Statt Heath Pond loop from Uelsen

2. Bronze Age Farmstead Uelsen – Laar Watermill loop from Uelsen

3. Laar Watermill – Die Statt Heath Pond loop from Getelo

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