Windmill in Jalubí, Wooden windmill in Jalubí, Czech Republic
The Windmill in Jalubí is a wooden structure with a thatched roof and rotating blades that dates to the 1800s. It displays traditional rural construction methods and retains its original milling mechanisms.
The original stone windmill was probably built around 1840; the first written record is in a land register from 1879. From 1910 it belonged to the miller Smolka, the last miller, after whom it was named. It was demolished in 1938. In 2005 its foundations and a millstone were found a metre underground, and a replica was built from 2007 to 2008.
The mill is a replica built in 2007–2008; its name recalls the miller Smolka, who owned the original mill from 1910 and was its last miller. The original stood about 800 metres north of Jalubí's centre until it was demolished in 1938.
The replica stands about 800 metres north of the village centre, in the fields; an asphalt lane leads to it, so it is easy to reach by bicycle or by car. The original mill's foundations and a millstone were found about one metre below ground in 2005.
The mill is a replica: the original Smolka's mill, 10.1 m tall with a 7 m diameter, was demolished in 1938. Its foundations and a millstone were found a metre deep in 2005, and the stone for the new building came in 2006 from a dismantled barn in Zahnášovice.
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