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Steenvoorde is a small town of 4,128 inhabitants in the north of France. It
is located in the middle of the Flemish hills and owes its name to a stone (steen)
ford (voord) set up by the Romans while they were trying to find a way up
north.
Steenvoorde has a church with three naves, the strong wooden vault of which
is embellished with encarved pinacles in the Romanesque style.
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There are also two wind-mills in Steenvoorde, the DRIEVENMEULEN
and the NOORDMEULEN. They are revolving wooden mills built on the
Flemish model.
The great spinning-wheel of the Drievenmeulen dates back to 1766. This
mill was renovated in 1997.
The Noordmeulen dates from 1576 and was renovated in 1978. Its
mechanism is from the 18th century and now turns again with the
wind and mills corn during the sightseeing tours. Its framework weights 45
tons and the wingspread is of 20.5 meters.
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