De Zwaluw, Hoogeveen

De Zwaluw, Hoogeveen
Origin
Mill nameDe Zwaluw
Mill locationHoogeveen, Drenthe, Netherlands
Coordinates52°43′31″N 6°28′56″E / 52.72528°N 6.48222°E / 52.72528; 6.48222
Operator(s)Gemeente Hoogeveen
Year built1834
Information
PurposeCorn mill
TypeSmock mill
StoreysThree-storey smock
Base storeysFour-storey base
Smock sidesEight sides
No. of sailsFour sails
Type of sailsCommon sails
WindshaftCast iron
WindingTailpole and winch
Auxiliary powerElectric motor
No. of pairs of millstonesThree pairs
Size of millstonesFrench Burrs 1.40 metres (4 ft 7 in) diameter,
Cullens 1.50 metres (4 ft 11 in) diameter

De Zwaluw (English: The Swallow) is a smock mill in Hoogeveen, Drenthe, the Netherlands which is working commercially. It is the third mill to stand on this site as two previous mills both burnt down. It was built in 1834 and is listed as a Rijksmonument, No. 22254.