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Traditional Dutch Windmills Of The Zaanse Schans Open Air Museum

Traditional Dutch windmills of the Zaanse Schans open air museum preserving the architecture and culture of the wind mills and residential area of the 18th and 19th century on the river Zaan with thousands of tourists visiting daily this tourist destination with multiple attractions and monuments, becoming sometimes overcrowded as it is located near Amsterdam. Zaanse Schans is a collection of historic windmills and wooden houses, some at the same location while others were relocated here from the wider region north of Amsterdam for preservation, with the role of a musem. The names of the windmills are De Huisman a mustardmill, De Gekroonde Poelenburg a sawmill, De Kat a dyemill, Het Jonge Schaap a sawmill, De Os an oilmill, De Zoeker an oilmill, Het Klaverblad a sawmill, De Bonte Hen an oilmill. Zaanse Schans, Zaandam, the Netherlands on October 2024 (Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#12242269
Date Taken	15 October 2024
Location	N/A
Photographer	Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto
Category	Human Interest
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto

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