Windmill from Petukhi village
Short descriptionThe shattered windmill from the village of Petukhi (Sharangskiy district, Nizhegorodskaya oblast) was located on a historical site. The time of construction is unknown. Smock mill with an unknown number of sails and unknown number of millstones. Log construction. Was used as a flour mill (flour).
Condition | The windmill is destroyed, the monument doesn't exist anymore |
Mechanism | Parts of mechanism are lying of the ground |
Additional description
There are two excellent videos about this windmill here and here. In the first video from 2011, 2012 it was still standing, and in 2014 it is already collapsed. Parts of the mechanism are still there (as of 2016).
Volga region smock.