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The Windmills of Corvo ((ポルトガル語:Moinhos de vento do Corvo/Moinhos de vento da Ponta Negra)) is a windmill located in the municipality of Vila do Corvo, island of Corvo, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. ==History== The group of windmills were constructed during the late 19th or early 20th century. Local memory of other windmills on the island is limited; of the seven that existed, three remained by the late 20th century, conserved in a good state, and adopting the characteristics of those typical in southern Portugal or from island of Porto Santo in the archipelago of Madeira.〔Luís Bettencourt (2008), p.13〕 With an investment of 100,000 Euros, the town council recuperated the three windmills in order to make the site more attractive to tourists. ''"They are in a location of great honour to Corvo.They are near the airport, with view of the lighthouse, view of the sand of the new port.〔 It is an location of excellence in Corvo"'', confirmed alderman Manuel Rita. In 2012, the council invested 38,000 Euros in the recuperation of the first of the three windmills, by a tradesman from the island of São Miguel through the ProRural financing program within the European Union.〔 The recuperation of the windmills was only possible after the original property-owners had ceded the structures to the municipality for five years.〔〔Associated with this remodelling project, the village of Corvo had also purchased a small whaling launch from Graciosa, which was recuperated and transported to the parish, to preserve the island's whaling tradition.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Windmills of Corvo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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