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in 1724. Sometimes after 1998, this was restored to its original working order. It is now the only functioning windmill on the islands of Malta. This is a valuable witness of local culture and heritage; it still has parts of the original mechanisms and can still grind the wheat. In the year 2000,
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this building was passed over to be administered by the Żurrieq Local Council and is intended to serve also as a cultural centre. The sails were extensively damaged in a gale on 18 March 2022.
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built five windmills around Malta, one of which was tax-Xarolla. Tax-Xarolla Windmill was built by Grand Master
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in the villages and towns of Malta. It was built in the 18th century and is presently one of the most preserved
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This article about a Maltese building or structure is a
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35°49′54.5″N 14°28′50.5″E / 35.831806°N 14.480694°E / 35.831806; 14.480694
Corn mill
Tower mill
Common sails
Żurrieq
Malta
one of the windmills
Order of St. John
windmills in Malta
Grand Master
Nicolas Cotoner
Antonio Manoel de Vilhena


WIRJA PERMANENTI DWAR L-IMTIEĦEN TAR-RIĦ
Valletta
Malta
"Time to get those walking boots on"
"Artistic anarchy in Bubaqra"
"Windmills of malta - Xarolla Windmill"
"Account Suspended"
"Xarolla Windmill to serve as base for artistic project"
"Xarolla windmill extensively damaged"
"Art off the mainstream grid - Ryan Falzon"
"Żurrieq's Xarolla windmill damaged by gale-force winds"
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