You will find these windmills in the countryside in the western part of the Netherlands. The Kinderdijk windmills are a famous example of this type of windmills. Windmills were also used for industrial processes like crushing grain or spices, producing paint, oil, mustard, paper, and wood sawing. Windmills for these industrial processes are located in or close to cities like Schiedam and Leiden. A large part of the shipbuilding industry was in Zaanse Schans, just north of Amsterdam.
Windmills in Zaanse Schans were often used to saw wood for building ships. It is not easy to imagine how dry land can be reclaimed from a lake and continue to be dry land for centuries. The Youtube video below provides you with excellent insight into how a windmill pumps water through its inner mechanics of cogwheels that drive an Archimedean screw.
At present, approximately windmills in The Netherlands exist and are still up and running. These windmills are not used for industrial purposes anymore.
They are now maintained and operated by teams of volunteers whose aim is to keep these iconic symbols of our national heritage up and running. You can visit a windmill because many windmills are open to the public throughout the year. A visit to a mill is often free of charge and fun for young and old. Many mills are still in operation, and guided tours are often possible. Some windmills even have a restaurant where you can eat and drink something. There are also mills with a museum or a shop where you can buy traditional mill products.
Please, check out this link for more information a nd the opening hours of all mills in The Netherlands. In , it will take place on the 8th and 9th of May.
The National Mill and Milling Day is an annual event on which more than wind and water mills and pumping stations are open. I created the map below to help you find the most beautiful traditional windmills in the Netherlands. The top 3 of most beautiful windmill locations in The Netherlands with several windmills close together are:. I described these three windmill locations below in more detail to help you decide if you would like to visit them?
The windmill complex at Kinderdijk, with its 19 windmills, is a pivotal part of an extensive hydraulic and water management network to keep the polders of the Alblasserwaard dry. The Kinderdijk windmill complex is a prototype of how water management has been set up in The Netherlands. A windmill can transport water meters upwards, depending on the type of technology. If you are visiting Amsterdam and look for an opportunity to visit Dutch windmills near Amsterdam, look no further than Zaanse Schans, just north of Amsterdam.
Zaanse Schans can be reached from Amsterdam by train and bus, in less than 30 minutes. The best place to visit traditional windmills in the neighborhood of Amsterdam is Zaanse Schans, just north of Amsterdam. The Zaanse Schans was one of the earliest industrial areas of the world. At its peak, over windmills in Zaanse Schans powered all kinds of industrial processes. Talk to anyone at a tourist information office and they'll be able to give you a route by some of the most beautiful mills.
If you want to spend the night in true Zaan style, book a room at Heerlijck Slaapen op de Zaanse Schans. This Bed and Breakfast is furnished in the old Zaan style. Skip to content Skip to menu Skip to search.
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Where do I find windmills in Holland? Here are some that are worth a visit: Kinderdijk windmills: The Kinderdijk Windmills are a group of 19 still existing windmills that were used for draining the land.
One of the mills is open for visitors. The entire area gives you a fantastic typically Dutch view and makes for a great day out. In the Dutch Golden age, the Zaanse Schans was a gigantic industrial area with thousands of windmills sawing wood from Scandinavia and making paper. There are still 16 windmills left. Some of them are open for visitors and give you a great deal of information about the workings of a windmill.
You can also join a tour to the Zaanse Schans. This windmill used to be part of a bigger group of corn mills. Schiedam: In Schiedam, you can find the largest windmills in the world. The mills have a height of up to 33 meters due to the lack of wind in Schiedam. Originally, there were 20 windmills in Schiedam, but just 5 are left.
In the 18th and 19th century, Schiedam was the Jenever capital of the world and the windmills were used to grind the most important ingredient: grain.
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