Windmill in Kuželov, Dutch-style windmill in Kuželov, Czech Republic.
The Windmill in Kuželov is a Dutch-type windmill built in 1842, the only one of its kind in Moravia. It has a conical stone structure carrying a rotating roof covered with shingles and four windmill blades mounted on a shaft. Beside it stand the former miller's house, a barn and a stable, which now hold an exhibition of Horňácko housing, farm tools and other working implements from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.
The structure was built in 1842 and ground grain for local farmers until 1946, when industrial milling technology made traditional methods outdated. Its closure marked the end of an era when windmills powered village economies.
The former miller's house, barn and stable hold an exhibition of Horňácko housing, farm tools and other working implements from around 1900, including tools for maintaining the mill itself. In the second half of July the grounds host the Sunday part of the Horňácké slavnosti folk festival.
The site is located in the village of Kuželov, accessible by road through the Hodonin region in southern Moravia. Sturdy shoes are recommended as you will climb steep stairs between the three floors to see the exhibits.
The mill appeared in the 1983 film O statečném kováři, directed by Petr Švéda. It has been a national cultural monument since 2010, and the former miller's house, barn and stable beside it hold an exhibition of Horňácko housing and farm tools from around 1900.
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