Windmill in Rudice, Dutch-type windmill in Rudice, Czech Republic

The Windmill in Rudice is a three-storey cylindrical Dutch-type windmill built of unplastered rubble stone on a circular plan, standing southeast of the village at 510 m on the edge of the Drahanská vrchovina. It is topped by a conical shingle roof on a wooden boarded ring with a horizontal ridge. The interior fittings have not survived; windows sit in smooth plastered surrounds and ceilings are timber-beamed with plank boarding.

The mill was built in 1865 and served as a grain processing facility for farmers in the region. It reflects the development of rural technology in Moravia during the 19th century.

Since 13 August 1994 the mill has housed a museum on the history of Rudice, with exhibits on mineralogy, speleology, mountaineering, ironworking and mining. The three floors cover 19th- and 20th-century domestic life with a caving video projection, a mineral collection and iron smelting, and speleology. A local legend tells of a goat tied to a sail that was left hanging at the top of the turning wheel.

The mill stands southeast of the village on a hill at 510 m, on the edge of the Drahanská vrchovina. A geopark with rock samples of the Moravian Karst and the Drahanská vrchovina lies next to it. The museum inside opened on 13 August 1994.

A local legend tells of a woman who tethered her goat to the mill's sail while she fetched a forgotten stake; when the wind turned the wheel, the goat was carried up and, despite the villagers' efforts, ended up slaughtered and eaten.