Torkilstrup Windmill
Torkilstrup Windmill is a post mill south of the village of Torkilstrup on the Danish island of Falster. Dating from 1743, it is one of the country's few post mills which still stand on their original site.Photo: Hberlin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Torkilstrup Church and Crocodile Zoo.
Torkilstrup Church
Church
Photo: Hberlin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Torkilstrup Church is located in the village of Torkilstrup some 7 km southeast of Nørre Alslev, on the Danish island of Falster. It is built of hewn fieldstone rather than brick, indicating it is one of the oldest churches on the island from before 1160. Torkilstrup Church is situated 270 metres north of Torkilstrup Windmill.
Crocodile Zoo
Zoo
Photo: Toxophilus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Crocodile Zoo is a zoo on the Danish island of Falster. It is located northeast of Eskilstrup, towards the northern centre of the island. Established in 2000, the zoo has the world's largest collection of crocodilians with almost all existing species. Crocodile Zoo is situated 1½ km west of Torkilstrup Windmill.
Storstrøm Prison
Prison
Photo: Toxophilus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Storstrøm Prison is situated 2 km north of Torkilstrup Windmill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Torkilstrup and Gundslevmagle.
Torkilstrup
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Torkilstrup, also Torkildstrup, is a little village some 7 kilometres southeast of Nørre Alslev on the Danish island of Falster. It is best known for Torkilstrup Church, one of the island's oldest churches, built before 1160.
Eskilstrup
Village
Photo: Hubertus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Eskilstrup is a town some 12 kilometres north of Nykøbing Falster on the Danish island of Falster. As of 2026, it had a population of 1,104. Eskilstrup is situated 3 km southwest of Torkilstrup Windmill.
Torkilstrup Windmill
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: post mill on the Danish island of Falster
- Categories: post mill, windmill, and tourism
- Location: Guldborgsund Municipality, Region Zealand, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
54.86876° or 54° 52′ 8″ northLongitude
11.92961° or 11° 55′ 47″ eastInception
1743Operator
Guldborgsund KommuneOpen location code
9F6HVW9H+GROpenStreetMap ID
node 3991889288OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=windmillOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q7825879
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In Other Languages
“Torkilstrup Windmill” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Torkilstrup Mølle”
- Danish: “Torkilstrup Stubmølle”
- Danish: “Torkilstrup Vindmølle”
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