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Mills in Sønderborg

The Sønderborg area is home to five wind mills and a water and wind mill site.

Havnbjerg Mølle oplyst i nattemørket
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Havnbjerg Mill in the winter months spotlight
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Havnbjerg Mølle - history

Fully thatched windmill of Dutch type, built in 1835 and situated on a high hilltop with the church of Havnbjerg as a neighbour.
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Elstrup Mølle on the island of Als
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Elstrup Mølle

When you think about the significant effort it takes to build a mill, imagine the effort required to move one
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Vibæk Vandmølle - history
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Vibæk Vandmølle - history

The watermill was originally located higher up the stream at Møllehole, slightly northwest of Vibøge.
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Slotsmøllen Sønderborg
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Slotsmøllen Sønderborg

The first mill was built in 1791 on land that had been the gardens of Sønderborg Slot, hence the name.
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Nybøl Mølle
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Nybøl Mølle

The mill bears witness to a terrible accident, is a symbol of Danish victory in the 3-year war and was used as headquarters for the Prussians in 1864.
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Dybbøl Mølle - Denmark's national symbol
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Dybbøl Mølle - Denmark's national symbol

Dybbøl Mølle - the mill of type gallery-Holland, known as national symbol of Danish bravery
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