Sandviks Kvarn – Wikipedia

Sandvik’s mill (dt. Sand Viker Mühle ) is a Dutchwindmühle in Sandvik on the Swedish island of Baltic Sea. It is the largest windmill in Northern Europe.

Sandviks Kvarn was built in Vimmerby on the Swedish mainland in 1856. After damage to the wings, it was initially no longer used as a mill, but otherwise. It was sold in 1885. The buyer had the full mill dismantled. The numbered parts were brought to Sandvik and rebuilt on a base consisting of two floors high, made of oil -reached limestone.

Unlike the so-called Stubb mills, which were usually only operated in Öland, which were usually only operated for house needs, the Sandviker Mühle was a wage mill. In 1909 the mill buyer’s son took over the eight -story mill and managed it until the 1950s. Originally existed on the ground floor both on the east and on the west side, entering through the horse-drawn carriers could enter the mill for loading and unloading. With an elevator, the grain bags were transported directly from the car to the fifth floor. The miller’s apartment was also in the mill. The apartment on the southern floor side was initially converted into a workshop over time, in 1926 into a machine room for a crude oil engine.

The local home club acquired the mill in 1955 and opened a simple cafe. In 1964 the kitchen in the former machine room was modernized and the cafe was expanded to the restaurant. Further modernization took place in 1978.

The eight -story mill building has a height of 26 meters, the distance between the tips of the mill wings is 24 meters. The base area, without a kitchen, is 140 m².

The ground floor served to add and deliver the goods and originally contained the miller’s apartment. The finished flour was sieved on the second floor above and filled into bags. In later times, three millstones for motor operation were also built up here. The third and fourth floor also loved. The actual grinding process took place on the fifth floor. There are five pairs of millstones here. Each couple weighs about three tons. Three of the couples consisted of hewn limestone, another made of volcanic stone, the fifth of cast iron. The foundations of the meal are located on the fourth floor. The distance between the millstones could be adjusted to a few hundredths of millimeters.

On the sixth floor, the technology was for the elevators and the insertion of new millstones.

As with all Dutchwindmühlen, Sandviks Kvarn can be turned the top part of the mill in order to adapt to the changing wind directions. The entire mill is shot in the mills, which are otherwise predominantly used in the type of Bockwindmühlen. On the seventh floor there is the tooth wreath on which the top eighth floor can turn. The one in the wind turn was via a chain from the exterior circulation. The brake on the eighth floor could also be controlled.

The crown wheel is located on the seventh floor and is connected to the axis of the windmill wing. The bike, which is 3 meters in diameter, transfers the wind power into the mill. Here, too, there is a brake device to be able to stop the wings. Both the crown wheel and the drive screws have a paternoster thread carved out of wood.

Originally, the wings of the mill were covered with canvas. Later, however, a conversion to the circulation was also made of wood that can be adjusted during operation.

57.07235 16,86084 Coordinates: 57 ° 4 ′ 20.5 ″ N , 16 ° 51 ′ 39 ″ O