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.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Torkilstrup Church and Crocodile Zoo.

Torkilstrup Church

Church

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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

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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

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Storstrøm Prison is situated 2 km north of Torkilstrup Windmill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Torkilstrup and Gundslevmagle.

Torkilstrup

Hamlet

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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.

Gundslevmagle

Hamlet

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Gundslevmagle is a hamlet.

Eskilstrup

Village

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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″ north

Longitude

11.92961° or 11° 55′ 47″ east

Inception

1743

Operator

Guldborgsund Kommune

Open location code

9F6HVW9H+GR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3991889288

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=windmill

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=attraction

Wikidata 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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Highlights include Torkilstrup Kirkegård and Tårup Skov.

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