Category:Příkrakov, Stone windmill ruins in Příkrakov, Czech Republic.
The Príkrakov windmill is a cylindrical stone structure with remaining wooden parts that once processed grain. The ruins display how milling buildings were constructed and how they functioned.
A stone windmill of the Dutch type was built here by Václav Čáslavský and five partners under a construction permit contract dated 10 May 1843, on a plot belonging to house no. 10, owned by the cottager František Čáslavský. Milling ended after about twenty years, probably because of poor workmanship during construction. Only wall remnants 1.5 to 2 metres high remain, hidden in a small wood.
The mill's name is not recorded in the sources, but its site on Doležálkův kopec is still called "U větrného mlýna" by locals. The mill ground grain even without wind: a žentour in the ground floor was powered by horses or cows. Its massive stone base, 14.5 m across, was the largest of any Czech windmill.
The remains lie in a small grove on Doležálkův hill, about 350 metres north of the village centre at roughly 482 m elevation. Only wall fragments 1.5 to 2 metres high survive, so look for them among the trees rather than expecting a standing building.
The structure stands apart from most Central European windmills because it was built with a solid stone cylinder instead of the typical wooden construction. This makes it a rare example of a more durable building method in the region.
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