Grafelijke Korenmolen, Zeddam
| De Grafelijke Korenmolen | |
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De Grafelijke Korenmolen, 2004 | |
| Origin | |
| Mill name | De Grafelijke Korenmolen (unofficial) |
| Mill location | Bovendorpsstraat 14 7083 EC Zeddam |
| Coordinates | 51°54′11″N 6°15′11″E / 51.903172°N 6.253051°E |
| Operator(s) | Stichting Huis Bergh |
| Year built | +- 1450 |
| Information | |
| Purpose | Corn mill |
| Type | Tower mill |
| No. of sails | Four sails |
| Type of sails | Common sails |
| Windshaft | cast iron and wood |
| Winding | Internal winding with medieval winding gears |
| No. of pairs of millstones | Two pairs |
| Size of millstones | 1,450 millimetres (4.76 ft) diameter |
| Other information | Uses a mound instead of stage to set the sails. Oldest existing windmill of the Netherlands. |
The Grafelijke Korenmolen van Zeddam (Countships grainmill of Zeddam) is a tower mill in Zeddam, the Netherlands, which has been restored to working order. The mill may have been built before 1441, making it the oldest windmill in existence in the Netherlands. It is listed as Rijksmonument number 9290.