UA
Windmill
Full name of the monument :

Windmill

Region :
Sumy region
Address of the monument :
Behind the village of Hrabshchyna, Romensky district
Status :
Historical monument of local significance
Monument installation year (s) (if available) :
1859
Time classification according to the installation epoch :
Imperial period from XVIIІ centuries to 1918
Person/event, object the monument is dedicated to :
object(s)
Material :
wood
Type of art composition :
technical or industrial ready-made object(s)
Artistic approach :
figurative art
Narrative commemorates :
Ukrainian statehood from the IX to the XVIII centuries
The preservation state of the monument at the time of the research :
exists
Institution responsible for maintenance :
Romenska miska rada
Institution’s website :
https://romny-vk.gov.ua/
Free text that contains data valid for interpretation :
A wooden single-stage windmill of a pillar structure, which belongs to the type of steps, that is, with a rotating body. Located on a hill behind the village by the road. It is a one-tier four-sided frame cage, which is fixed on a stand (a pillar buried in the ground). For structural stability the base is arranged in the form of a square log with a height of 3 crowns, fixed on wooden standards and 4 corner stones. A crossbar is put on the stand - that is, two logs, fastened together with a cage frame and a powerful crossbar or bow, which serves to turn the hull in the direction of the wind. A classic type of small windmill, widely distributed from the 2nd floor. 18th century in the steppe and forest-steppe zone of Ukraine.