Ejegod Windmill

{{Short description|Smock mill on the Danish island of Falster}} [[File:Ejegod Mølle 05.jpg|thumb|Ejegod Mølle]] '''Ejegod Windmill''' ({{langx|da|Ejegod Mølle}}) is a [[smock mill]] located in the north of [[Nykøbing Falster|Nykøbing]] on the [[Denmark|Danish]] island of [[Falster]]. The exterior was fully restored in 2002{{ndash}}2010. A [[toy]] [[museum]] was established within the old [[Mill (grinding)|mill]] house in 2009s.

==Description== The octagonal tower with a gallery stands on a foundation of masonry and [[fieldstone]]. The brick-built section below the gallery is faced with planks while the upper section is clad in [[Roof shingle|shingles]] like the [[ogee]] cap. It has automatic sails with a manual [[Yaw system|yaw]].<ref name=dsd>[http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Danmarks_geografi_og_historie/Danmarks_geografi/Falster/Falster_-_m%C3%B8ller/Ejegod_M%C3%B8lle "Ejegod Mølle"], ''Den Store Danske''. {{in lang|da}} Retrieved 24 November 2012.</ref>

==History== [[File:Jens Nicolai Jappe.jpg|thumb|130px|Jens Nicolai Jappe, a miller at Ejegod]] The mill was built in 1816 for the farm Ejegod (now demolished) by the diplomat [[Michael Classen]], a cousin of [[Johan Frederik Classen]] of nearby [[Corselitze]]. The following year, the mill and the neighbouring [[miller]]'s house were insured against fire. The thatched warehouse immediately south of the mill is first mentioned in 1830.<ref name=dsd/>

The mill was operated by copyholders, among whom was Jens Nicolai Jappe who came from a family of millers. The mill started to run into hard times in the 1850s, possibly as a result of the stream-driven mill in Nykøbing. After operations had completely ceased, the mill was acquired by [[Nyborg Municipality]] in 1939 in view of its place in the local heritage. However, it continued to fall further into disrepair until a citizens' initiative led to restoration work in the 1960s and 1970s. Thereafter, it once again deteriorated until it came into the hands of the [[guild]] Ejegod Møllelaug in 2002. Extensive external restoration work, which began in 2002, was completed in 2010 with a new gallery and new shingles on the roof.<ref name=dsd/><ref>[http://www.ejegodmoelle.dk/82791813 "Renoveringens 3 etaper"], Ejegod Møllelaug. {{in lang|da}} Retrieved 24 November 2012.</ref> The guild is now trying to raise funds for restoration of the mill's interior.<ref>[http://www.moellearkivet.dk/egeskov-mlle3 "Ejegod Mølle, Ejegodvej 4, 4800 Nykøbing F (Guldborgsund Kommune)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221142125/http://www.moellearkivet.dk/egeskov-mlle3 |date=2014-02-21 }}, Møllearkivet.dk. {{in lang|da}} Retrieved 24 November 2012.</ref>

The mill, together with the miller's house and an outhouse, became a listed building in 1964.<ref>[https://www.kulturarv.dk/fbb/sagvis.pub?sag=9817994 "Sag: Ejegod Mølle, Nykøbing"], Kulturarv. {{in lang|da}} Retrieved 24 November 2012.</ref> <ref>[http://www.moellerpaalf.dk/index.html?ejegod "Ejegod Mølle"], Møller på Lolland-Falster. {{in lang|da}} Retrieved 24 November 2012.</ref> A toy museum was established within the old mill house in 2009, and is supported by the mill [[guild]].<ref name="dsd" />

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.ejegodmoelle.dk/ Ejegod Møllelaug website] {{in lang|da}}

[[Category:Smock mills in Denmark]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Falster]] [[Category:Industrial buildings completed in 1816]] [[Category:Toy museums]] [[Category:Museums in Denmark]] [[Category:Windmills completed in 1816]] [[Category:1816 establishments in Denmark]] [[Category:Listed windmills in Denmark]] [[Category:Buildings and structures of the Classen family]]