Kibri 37301 windmill in Lemkenhafen

The Kibri model is a replica of the last of 22 windmills on thei sland Fehmarn. In 1787 it was erected as a groat mill and operated with wind sails. Its appearance is similar to a Dutch windmill. This type of mill could be seen frequently in the coastal regions of the Northsea of Belgium and the Netherlands right through to Germany Denmark and Sweden. Today of course it is not any longer in use for milling corn but has been made a museum and a romantic requisite and characteristic hall mark since 1961. Like the original the Kibri model looks like a tower where only the top but not the entire building turns in order to move the mill subject to the wind direction. The mill is clad in wooden slats that form a special contrast to the finely detailed rotating blades of the model.