Dutch windmill in Wolin

The Dutch windmill in Wolin is a brick structure from 1850, built on a circular plan. It has three storeys. It stands in the western part of the town, behind the cemetery. According to the Wikipedia entry it now serves as an industrial mill, so it is a building to be viewed from the outside.

A windmill of the mid-19th century

The heritage register dates the windmill to the mid-19th century, and Wikipedia gives the year 1850. The structure is of brick and entered in the heritage register (no. A-82 of 23 October 2001). The body of the structure was built on a circular plan, and the heritage register simply describes its function as a windmill. The building lies within the boundaries of the town of Wolin.

Practical information

• Location: the western part of Wolin, behind the cemetery.
• The rules of visiting and the form of ownership are not known, so treat the windmill as a building to be viewed from the road and do not enter the site without permission.
• It is about 600 metres to the town centre with the Collegiate Church of St Nicholas, and about a kilometre to the open-air museum in Wolin.