Lerkaka mills, Post mill and working life museum in Borgholm Municipality, Sweden.
Lerkaka mills are traditional windmills with rotating structures and adjustable sails that harness wind from multiple directions to grind grain. The machinery and stone components remain functional and demonstrate the craft techniques used in grain processing.
The mills developed during Sweden's period of grain farming when processing facilities were essential to communities. Their construction reflects how rural areas adapted to using wind power to secure food supply and support local agriculture.
The mills show traditional milling techniques that shaped daily work in Swedish rural areas for generations and reflect how people earned their living from grain processing.
The site offers guided tours showing how the milling machinery works, and visitors can watch the equipment in operation. It helps to wear comfortable clothing as accessing different levels of the mills involves climbing and walking through narrow spaces.
The Lerkaka mills operated alongside steam mills in larger towns but kept using wind power and remained functional for many decades. This persistence shows how rural communities maintained traditional methods even as newer technologies became available.
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