page_title: International Wind- and Watermill Museum
section_title: Sanssouci, a German smock mill
hierarchical_section_title: International Wind- and Watermill Museum / Mills / Sanssouci, a German smock mill
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Nachbau der Galerieholländermühle von Sanssouci und Mühlenbaum im Mühlenmuseum Gifhorn English: The Sansoucci mill and the 'mill pole' at the International Wind- and Watermill Museum in Gifhorn, Germany
context_page_description: The International Wind- and Watermill Museum, at Gifhorn in the German state of Lower Saxony, is the only one of its kind in Europe. On the museum's open-air site, which covers an area of around 16 hectares, there are currently 16 mills from 12 different countries. The mills are either original or faithful reproductions and are set in landscapes typical of their origins. Right across the site are historic artefacts associated with mills and the milling industry. The museum site is easily accessed by road; nearby is the intersection between the B 4 and B 188 federal highways. The museum is station 65 on the Lower Saxon Mill Road.
context_section_description: A smock mill has stood on the Dorfplatz since 1984 which is based on the historic mill near the castle of Sanssouci in Potsdam. The 40 metre high original was built in 1788, burnt down in 1945 during the final clashes of the Second World War and was rebuilt in Potsdam in 1993. The mill near the royal residence became famous through a legend that its clattering disturbed Frederick the Great. When the king threatened it with compulsory purchase, the miller was referred to the Kammergericht, or Supreme Court, in Berlin. The German name for this type of mill, Galerieholländer ("Dutch gallery mill"), refers to the circular gallery on the fourth story of the mill. The mill thus has enormous dimensions. Inside the Sansoucci mill at Gifhorn, the story of the mill museum is presented.
caption: The Sanssouci mill and mill tree
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