netherlands windmills history

deebee April 7, 2012 2 comments Bread, Europe, Flour, food, France, French windmills, history. Most French people will tell you that... ones but just as beautiful. In never get tired of taking pictures of mills wherever I go here in the Netherlands.


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Historical Dutch windmill


Dutch Windmill Lilypads Canal

For many centuries, the windmills played an important role in the drainage and subsequent reclamation of land in the Netherlands. Up until the 19th century, there were more than 10000 windmills in Holland and even though...
MOLENS VAN KINDERDIJK The Windmills of Kinderdijk, Holland

Working Dutch industrial windmills and historical buildings can be seen at Zaanse Schans in Zaandam (Holland) on a self-guided day-trip from Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
netherlands windmills history