Kvarnkullen & The Windmill — 1855 Dutch-style windmill with Mälaren views
High on Kvarnkullen hill between Cathedral Hill and Västerviken stands Strängnäs’s red 1855 windmill, one of the town’s classic viewpoints.
8 November 2026 · Current
Windmills have stood on Kvarnkullen hill since the 17th century. The current octagonal Dutch-style windmill with a rotating cap was built in 1855 and operated until the late 19th century.
Together with Cathedral Hill and the Kvarngatan quarters, the windmill survived the great town fire of 1871 and still retains its four-storey wooden milling machinery.
Viewpoint between Cathedral Hill and Västerviken
From the rocky crest around the mill, views open across Strängnäs Bay, Västerviken marina, the Tosterö Bridge, and the timber houses along Kvarngatan.
Kvarnkullen is open year-round and sits just a few hundred metres from the cathedral, Grassagården, and the Västerviken waterfront promenade.
Read more at Strängnäs kommun — Väderkvarnen.