Boezemvriend

De Boezemvriend
Origin
Mill nameDe Boezemvriend
Molen van De Groeve
Mill locationHunzeweg 4, 9473 TE, De Groeve
Coordinates52°06′23″N 6°42′16″E / 52.10639°N 6.70444°E / 52.10639; 6.70444
Operator(s)Gemeente Tynaarlo
Year built1871
Information
PurposeDrainage mill
TypeSmock mill
StoreysThree-storey smock
Base storeysSingle-storey smock
Smock sidesEight sides
No. of sailsFour sails
Type of sailsCommon sails
WindshaftCast iron
WindingTailpole and winch
Type of pumpArchimedes' screw
Other informationFormerly fitted with Patent sails. The only drainage windmill remaining in Drenthe (tjaskers excluded).

De Boezemvriend or Molen van De Groeve is a smock mill in De Groeve, Netherlands which has been restored to working order. It was built in 1871. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 41097.