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Open-Air Museum of Folk Architecture of Western Greater Poland in Wolsztyn (post mill from 1603)

ul. Bohaterow Bielnika 26, 64-200 Wolsztyn, woj. wielkopolskie

  • Curiosities & Technology
  • Windmills / Mills

Open-Air Museum of Folk Architecture of Western Greater Poland in Wolsztyn

An open-air museum on the western shore of Lake Wolsztyńskie, less than a kilometre from the centre of Wolsztyn. Its most famous structure is a post mill from 1603, relocated here from Wroniawy - considered one of the oldest surviving windmills in Poland.

Selected structures

  • Post mill from 1603 (from Wroniawy), set on a rise for better wind access.
  • Homestead from Reklinka, mid-19th century.
  • Inn from Nowy Solec, 1706.

Practical information

Scope

  • An open-air museum with a dozen or so folk architecture structures, including a historic windmill.

Contact

  • Regional Museum in Wolsztyn.

Getting there

Western shore of Lake Wolsztyńskie, Bohaterów Bielnika Street.

Seasonality: Open seasonally

Source: https://wielkopolska.travel/skansen-budownictwa-ludowego-zachodniej-wielkopolski/ ; https://polska-org.pl/8976974,Wolsztyn,Skansen_Budownictwa_Ludowego_Zachodniej_Wielkopolski.html