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Dutch-type Windmill in Gostomia

Gostomia, powiat pilski, woj. wielkopolskie

  • Curiosities & Technology
  • Windmills / Mills

Dutch-type windmill in Gostomia

A brick, plastered Dutch-type windmill shaped like a truncated cone, topped with a conical shingle-covered roof, with four storeys. The ground floor held living quarters, the upper storeys the milling equipment; the structure has a cellar.

Condition

  • Currently in poor technical condition; part of the equipment survives (the vertical shaft with a cog wheel, millstones, the sail shaft with a lantern gear, the cap-turning mechanism).

Practical information

Scope

  • A historic structure in poor technical condition; no confirmed sightseeing offer.

Getting there

Gostomia in northern Greater Poland (the Piła area).

Source: https://zabytek.pl/pl/obiekty/gostomia-wiatrak-holender ; https://odtur.pl/atrakcje/gostomia-wiatrak-holenderski-w-gostomii-50846.html