Germany
Brandenburg
Potsdam

Historic Mill of Sanssouci

The Historic Mill of Sanssouci is a located in , Germany, featured in the legend of The Miller of Sanssouci. It is particularly associated with Frederick the Great and his .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Reconstruction of a Dutch windmill west of Potsdam’s Sanssouci Palace
  • Also known as: “Historische Mühle”
  • Address: Maulbeerallee 5, Potsdam, 14469
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sanssouci Palace and New Chambers.

Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sanssouci is a historical building in , near . Built by Prussian King Frederick the Great as his summer palace, it is often counted among the German rivals of . is situated 190 metres east of Historic Mill of Sanssouci.

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The is part of the ensemble of palace in , , Germany. They were constructed for King Frederick the Great of Prussia from 1771 to 1775.

Museum
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The in the of was built in 1755–64 during the reign of Frederick II of Prussia under the supervision of Johann Gottfried Büring. is situated 370 metres east of Historic Mill of Sanssouci.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bornstedt and Brandenburger Vorstadt.

Suburb
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is a borough of , . Located north of and the Orangery Palace, it is known for the , former residence of Princess Royal Victoria, and the Cemetery with numerous tombs of famous personages.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Locality
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The Russian colony of is located north of downtown . It was built in 1826-1827 by King Frederick William III of Prussia for the last twelve Russian singers in a choir that had previously 62 members.

Historic Mill of Sanssouci

Latitude
52.40414° or 52° 24′ 15″ north
Longitude
13.03569° or 13° 2′ 9″ east
Inception
1791
Height
26 metres (85 feet)
Operator
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Mühlenkunde und Mühlenerhaltung
Open location code
9F4MC23P+M7
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23218347
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­windmill
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q1620893
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Historic Mill of Sanssouci” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Սան Սուսի պատմական հողմաղաց”
  • Armenian: “Սան Սուսիի պատմական հողմաղաց”
  • Chinese: “無憂宮風車”
  • German: “Historische Mühle von Sanssouci”
  • German: “Müller von Sanssouci”
  • German: “Windmühle Sanssouci”
  • Greek: “Ιστορικός μύλος του Σανσουσί”
  • Italian: “mulino storico di Sanssouci”
  • Italian: “Mulino storico di Sanssouci”
  • Polish: “Historyczny Młyn (Sanssouci)”
  • Polish: “Historyczny wiatrak w Sanssouci”
  • Russian: “Историческая мельница Сан-Суси”
  • Spanish: “Molino histórico de Sanssouci”
  • Ukrainian: “Історичний млин Сан-Сусі”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Waschhaus and Besucherzentrum.

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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 “Historic Mill of Sanssouci”. Photo: Jakubhal, CC BY-SA 4.0.