The Himriksmole, also called De Groene Ster, is a polder mill located between the Frisian towns of Leeuwarden and Tietjerk.
The Himriksmole, a grinding spinning head mill, was originally built around 1860 to drain the Himrik polder near Huizum. In 1952 the mill was transferred to Rijperkerk, where it stood for a long time near the Wielzicht farm near the Rijperkerkstervaart canal. The Himriksmolen was moved in 1976 to its present location in the nature and recreation area De Groene Ster, where it serves as a grinder. Since then it has also been called De Groene Ster. As a result of arson, the Himriksmolen was almost completely destroyed in 1995, but it was rebuilt the following year. The mill is operated by several volunteer millers.
From 1971 to 1979, the Himriksmolen was owned by the De Fryske Mole Foundation. Nowadays it is owned by the municipality of Leeuwarden. The mill can be visited when it is running and by appointment.
At some distance from the mill sits the closed, wooden, 320-cm scoop wheel, which is driven by the mill's lower beater via a water shaft and water wheel.
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