Penninga’s Molen

Penninga's Molen or De Jonge Wester is a smock mill in , , which was built in 1900 and is working for trade. It is also used as a training mill. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 20842.
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  • Opening hours: Saturday 9:30 AM—noon
  • Type: Windmill
  • Description: windmill in Joure, Netherlands
  • Also known as: Penninga’s Molen, Joure

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Herema State and Museum Joure.

Public building
is a public building, which is situated 510 metres southwest of Penninga’s Molen.

Museum
Photo: Swarte Kees, Public domain.
is situated 540 metres south of Penninga’s Molen.

Windmill
is a hollow post mill in , , which was built c. 1800. The mill has been restored so that it can turn by wind. It is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 18208. is situated 750 metres west of Penninga’s Molen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Joure and Snikzwaag.

Town
is a town in the north of the Netherlands. It is the administrative center of , . With 13,090 inhabitants, it is also the most populous town in the municipality.

Village
Photo: Blacknight, Public domain.
is a village in in the province of , the . It had a population of around 65 in 2017.

Village
is a small village in in the province of , the . It had a population of around 190 in 2017.

Penninga’s Molen

Latitude
52.97286° or 52° 58′ 22″ north
Longitude
5.79734° or 5° 47′ 50″ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
9F47XQFW+4W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 524750771
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­windmill
Geo­Names ID
6949839
Wiki­data ID
Q2098568
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Western Frisian—“Penninga’s Molen” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: Penninga’s Molen
  • Dutch: rijksmonumentnummer 20842
  • Polish: Penninga’s Molen
  • Western Frisian: Penninga’s mole
  • Western Frisian: Penninga’s Mole

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Penninga’s Molen”. Photo: Blacknight, Public domain.