De Onderneming, Witmarsum

De Onderneming, Witmarsun
De Onderneming, September 2008
Origin
Mill nameDe Onderneming
Mill locationMolenweg 43, 8748 CN, Witmarsum
Coordinates53°05′57″N 5°28′08″E / 53.09917°N 5.46889°E / 53.09917; 5.46889
Operator(s)Stichting tot Behoud van Momumenten in de gemeente Súdwest Fryslân
Year built1862
Information
PurposeCorn mill and pearl barley mill
TypeSmock mill
StoreysThree storey smock
Base storeysTwo storey base
Smock sidesEight sides
No. of sailsFour sails
Type of sailsCommon sails, Fok system on leading edges
WindshaftCast iron
WindingTailpole and winch
No. of pairs of millstonesFour pairs
Size of millstones1.60 metres (5 ft 3 in), 1.56 metres (5 ft 1 in), 1.50 metres (4 ft 11 in) and 1.47 metres (4 ft 10 in) diameter

De Onderneming (Dutch pronunciation: [ ˌʔɔndərˈneːmɪŋ]; English: The Company) is a smock mill in Witmarsum, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in 1850 and is in working order. It is used as a training mill. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument.