Maderup Mølle
smock mill on the island of Funen in Denmark
Maderup Mølle is a smock mill originally built in Maderup, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south-west of Bogense, on the island of Funen in Denmark. It was constructed in 1832 and operated as a grain mill until the mid-1930s.The building was dismantled in 1941 and moved to The Funen Village, an open-air museum in Odense, where it now stands.
The windmill is built to an octagonal design. The upper part is reed-thatched, and the cap is thatched with straw.
“Maderup Mølle” enters the record as smock mill on the island of Funen in Denmark. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Maderup, Mølle and smock can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 23, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q6727164. Authority coordinates are 55.367, 10.383. 1 of 2 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1832 and 1941.
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