Windlust, Achthuizen

Windlust
Windlust
	Windlust
Origin
Mill location	Achthuizen, Netherlands
Coordinates	51°41′18″N 4°16′56″E / 51.688318°N 4.282211°E
Operator(s)	Goerre-Overflakkee Mill Foundation
Year built	1852 / 1981
Information
Purpose	Flour grinding
Type	Round stone mill
No. of sails	4
Type of sails	Old Dutch 22.5 metres (74 ft)
No. of pairs of millstones	2

Location of Oostflakkee in the Netherlands

Windlust ("Wind love"), is a flour windmill in Achthuizen, Oostflakkee, South Holland, Netherlands.

History

The mill was built by Dirk David van Dijk in 1852. From 1933 to 1991 the mill was owned by Van Reijen & Zn, a grain, feed and fertilizer merchant. The mill was shut down and fell into disrepair. It was dismantled around 1970. Starting about 1981 an extensive renovation began. Many problems were encountered, so the project took much longer than expected. The mill was purchased by the Goeree-Overflakkee Mill Foundation in 1991, and is now back in working order. It has two pairs of millstones, and is operated by volunteers.^[1]