De Vlijt, Zuidwolde

De Vlijt, Zuidwolde
De Vlijt, June 2008
Origin
Mill nameDe Vlijt
Hoop van Zegen
Mill locationMolenstraat 12, 7921 AM Zuidwolde
Coordinates52°40′06″N 6°25′34″E / 52.66833°N 6.42611°E / 52.66833; 6.42611
Operator(s)Private
Year built1878
Information
PurposeCorn mill
TypeSmock mill
StoreysThree-storey smock
Base storeysOne-storey base
Smock sidesEight sides
No. of sailsFour sails
Type of sailsCommon sails
WindshaftCast iron
WindingTailpole and winch
No. of pairs of millstonesOne pair
Size of millstones1.50 metres (4 ft 11 in) diameter

De Vlijt (English: The Diligence), formerly known as Hoop van Zegen is a smock mill in Zuidwolde, Drenthe, which has been conserved. The mill was built in 1878 and is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 41099.