Tag:man_made=windmill
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 man_made = windmill
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| A traditional windmill, historically used to mill grain with wind power. Error creating thumbnail: |
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| Group: man made |
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A traditional Error creating thumbnail: windmill, largely constructed from wood or brick/stone. Historically often used to mill grain using wind power.
How to map
Add a node 
at the centre of the windmill, or draw its outline as an area 
. Add the tag man_made=windmill.
Tags used in combination
name=*- Many historical windmills are named individually.building=windmill- Smock and tower mills are also buildings. In these cases it can be appropriate to put all tags on the outline.windmill:type=post/tower/smock- indicate whether it's a Error creating thumbnail: Post mill, a Error creating thumbnail: Tower mill or a Error creating thumbnail: Smock millfunctional=yes/no- Is the windmill still fully functional? Can it still mill grain (or whatever it was used for), even if it's really been out of service for years?windmill:disused=yes- Mill equipment is out of service. The building can also be used for other purposes, for example, living, cafe, exhibition- abandoned:man_made=windmill - submitted by the owner and no longer serviced
ruins=yes- if it is a ruinwindmill:vanes=yes/noif the windmill vanes (or sails) still existsmock=yesif it is a mock mill (a fake, or dummy) which never contained any machinery.access=*- Is it possible for the general public to enter it, even if only occasionally?start_date=*- When was it built?wikipedia=*- reference to possible Wikipedia articlewikidata=*- reference to possible wikidata item for the windmill- Addresses
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If a other features such as a cafe or gift shop are in the same building, add separate node(s) with corresponding tags. See One feature, one OSM element.
Example
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man_made=windmillname=Willesbourgh Windmill
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See also
man_made=watermillfor mill powered by waterman_made=windpumpfor a water pump powered by wind - typically found in Australia and USAhistoric=millstonefor historic or decommissioned millstones that remain in one place.craft=oil_millcraft=grinding_milllanduse=industrialpower=generator+generator:source=windfor modern wind turbines