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Klaske Schep
November 8, 2024
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The Broekzijdse Molen is the oldest mill in the province of Utrecht. When it was founded in 1641, the use of external windmill gear for polder mills was not yet common in this region. Instead, an internal windmill gear was chosen at the time. Nowadays, the mill is equipped with a tail gear and a windwheel, which makes it possible to turn the mill to the wind.
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The Broekzijdse mill was built in 1641 as an inland gate. It is not known when the mill was converted into an external beam.
Until 1980, the mill drained the 317-hectare Broekzijds polder and channeled the water into the Gein. As early as 1968, ownership of the mill from the Broekzijds Water Board passed to Stichting De Utrechtse Molens.
The mill has a very special knife system; from 1952 on both rods, after a few broken rods on one and since 2009 on both rods again.
This is the only mill left in this dangerous system.
Until 1980, the mill drained the 317-hectare Broekzijds polder and channeled the water into the Gein. As early as 1968, ownership of the mill from the Broekzijds Water Board passed to Stichting De Utrechtse Molens.
The mill has a very special knife system; from 1952 on both rods, after a few broken rods on one and since 2009 on both rods again.
This is the only mill left in this dangerous system.
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