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Winter fun on frozen rivers, lakes and canals

Did you know that no less than an estimated 1,000,000 people enjoyed the Dutch frozen rivers, lakes and canals yesterday? Today may be the...
Did you know that the Dutch miller's craft has been added to the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage?

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?...
Did you know that the windmills in Stompwijk (Molendriegang) were built around 1672 for keeping the polders dry?

Three 17th century windmills near Leidschendam

Did you know that the three windmills ('Molendriegang' in Dutch) at Stompwijk date back to 1672? Originally, there were four windmills. The fourth mill...