Xaghra Windmill

Photo: Xaghra Windmill

Location: Maltese Islands - Gozo – Xaghra

Info: Before the Knights of St. John arrived in Malta in 1530, grinding of wheat was used by either man or animal. They ordered the building of the windmills, in some Maltese areas where there was a certain number of populations. The windmills were built on high ridges and one of them was the Xaghra windmill. The first windmill of Xaghra was built in 1725 and attached to it there was a bakery. The second and present windmill was built on 5th September 1786. It is the only windmill which has its own mechanical fittings of its origin.

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