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Twiske Windmill in Landsmeer (north of Amsterdam)

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...
Kinderdijk

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...
windmill Nieuw Scheemda

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...