De Hoop, Stiens

De Hoop, Stiens
De Hoop
Origin
Mill nameDe Hoop
Mill locationMounepaed 5 9051 BA Stiens
Coordinates53°15′29″N 5°45′34″E / 53.2581°N 5.7595°E / 53.2581; 5.7595
Operator(s)Stichting Molen De Hoop
Year built1993
Information
PurposeCorn mill
TypeSmock mill
StoreysThree-storey smock
Base storeysThree-storey base
Smock sidesEight sides
No. of sailsFour sails
Type of sailsTwo Common sails (Fok system on leading edges), two Ten Have sails, (Van Bussel system on leading edges).
WindshaftCast iron
WindingTailpole and winch
Auxiliary powerElectric
No. of pairs of millstonesTwo pair, with a third driven by an electric motor.
Size of millstones1.40 metres (4 ft 7 in) diameter and 1.50 metres (4 ft 11 in)

De Hoop (English: The Hope) is a smock mill in Stiens, Friesland, Netherlands which was rebuilt in 1993 after the earlier mill burned down. It is operational and manned by volunteers.