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Grubbe Mølle Traditional Cache

Hidden : 6/10/2006
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Denne cache er lagt i forbindelse med eventet "Fyn er fin".

Grubbe Mølle er en gammel vandmølle og en hollandsk vindmølle, som begge vises i funktion under rundvisning, hvor der samtidig fortælles om møllernes historie. 1/7 - 31/7 Rundvisning hver dag kl. 11.00
Sydøst for møllen ligger et gammelt voldsted, og fund af bl.a. munkesten i jorden tyder på beboelse langt tilbage i tiden.
Vandmøllens ejere gennem tiderne kan stedfæstes tilbage til 1610.
Vindmøllen er af nyere dato. I 1892 købte den daværende ejer vindmøllen, som på det tidspunkt stod ved Nykøbing Sjælland. Møllen der er en hollandsk vindmølle, blev taget ned, fragtet til Fåborg, hvorefter den blev genopført ved Grubbe Mølle på den nuværende plads. Vindmøllen blev restaureret i 1990 men blev kraftigt beskadiget i orkanen d. 3. december 1999, hvor den bl.a. mistede vingerne.
Der er ingen grund til at være diskret, da ejerne kender til cachens eksistens.

Grubbe Mølle is an old watermill and a dutch windmill, both of which are fully functional. The history of the mills is described during guided tours. 1/7 - 31/7 guided tours starting at 11.00 am.
To the south east of the mill is an old rampart, and archaelogical finds of mediaval mission bricks are indicative of settlement of a long time ago.
The proprietors of the watermill over the years can be traced back to 1610.
The windmill is of a more recent date. In 1892 the then owner bought the windmill, which was at that time located near Nykøbing Sjælland. The mill, which is a Dutch windmill, was dismantled and carried to Fåborg, whereupon it was reconstructed at Grubbe Mølle on its present site. The windmill was restaurated in 1990, but was unfurtunately heavily damaged during a hurricane in 1999, where it lost its sails.
The owner is informed about the cache.

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