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Arkens

Windmill in Franeker, Netherlands

Placewindmill Q1827070Q935897

Country: Netherlands
Located in: Waadhoeke

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Arkens is a Hollow Post mill in Franeker, Friesland, Netherlands which has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 15710. It shares its name with the eponymous hamlet, just north of Franeker, Arkens.

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Heritage designation: Rijksmonument(since 1967)
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1.Stated in Dutch National Monument List
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Location: Q41974
Source of energy: wind power
Has use: polder windmill
Street address: bij Van Andel-Ripkestraat 31

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8 identifiers linking Arkens across the web's reference databases

53.1878, 5.5575OpenStreetMap ↗

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