Molen van Buursink

In the beautiful village of Markelo, there is 5 heuvels in beautiful food with great natural beauty, the state of de Molen van Buursink. It is a korenmolen, built in 1836 on the street as an octagonal stellingmolen. Het passed the Molen van Buursink as zoveel molens aan het begin van de vorige eeuw. Door de komst van olie- en diesel engines and later electric motors will paint the molenaar onafhankelijk van de wind as hij wilde gaan. The stelling and the wieken were never sea-nodig and are slooped. There was a long period of time between the moles and the romp. Op initiatief van burgemeester Van Haarsman Buma en molenaar Schuurman werd de molen  in 1991 grondig gerestaureerd zo heeft men dit stukje agrarische Gescheidis voor het nageslacht kunnen behouden.

Grinding on the wind

Before he starts grinding, the miller sets the sails to the wind. By turning the wheel he can shift the canopy, which is on rollers, until the blades are perpendicular to the wind. To catch more wind, the miller can stretch sails on the blades. When the brake (the catch) is released, the mill starts to turn. Using a system of wooden gears and shafts, the rotation of the blades is transferred to the upper (the “runner”) of the two large round millstones, which are placed in a wooden tub.

The miller dumps the grain into a “cane” and ends up in the shaking bin. This is moved back and forth by the “stone spindle”, causing the grain to fall between the millstones little by little. The stones have grooves that grind the grain. The distance between the stones determines the fineness of the flour and is continuously checked and adjusted by the miller during milling. The flour is collected in bags in the flour loft.

Visit the Molen van Buursink

If you would like to know more about how the mill works and what it was like in the past, pay a visit. We are open from Tuesday to Saturday. For precise opening hours, see the Website, among other things. The volunteers will be happy to welcome you and show you around. From the position you can enjoy the view over the village and the surrounding hills. On random days, with sufficient wind, the mill is actually in operation and grinding can be demonstrated.

Mill shop

There is also a cozy mill shop; There we have baking flour, seeds, honey, mustard, but also the cookies, cake and biscuits baked by the volunteers are very special!

In the Muldershoes coffee, tea or a glass of soft drink is served and there are interesting and fun videos (also for the little ones) and there is historical photo material. When the weather is nice we also have chairs outside.