Windmills
UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Did you know that the Dutch craft of the miller operating windmills and watermills has been added to the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage?...
Climb down the stairs backwards
Did you know that the stairs inside some windmills are so steep, you have to climb down by turning to face the steps and...
Your daily dose of Dutch windmills
Your daily dose of Dutch windmills Sit back, relax and watch over 75 windmills pass by in just 150 seconds. Enjoy!
The highest classic windmill in the world
Did you know that windmill De Noord in Schiedam is the highest classic windmill (33.3m) in the world?Today De Noord houses a restaurant but...
The oldest existing windmill in the Netherlands
Did you know that the tower mill in Zeddam is the oldest existing windmill in the Netherlands?The windmill is most likely built before the...
National Mill Day
Did you know that many of the Dutch windmills and watermills open their doors to the public on National Mill Day this Saturday and...
Windmill moved from Friesland to Gelderland
Did you know that the original 19th century Follega windmill was moved from Friesland to Laag-Keppel in Gelderland in 1969?
Windmill decapitated during a whirlwind
Did you know that today the windmill of Twiske near Amsterdam was decapitated during a whirlwind? The 23,000kg cap and sails were blown away...
A name for each windmill
Did you know that back in the days there were so many windmills in the Netherlands that in 1663 the government decided that each...
French painter Monet in the Netherlands
Did you know that French painter Claude Monet and his family spent a few months in Amsterdam and Zaandam in 1871? In this period...