Home Dutch Icons Windmills A name for each windmillDutch IconsWindmillsA name for each windmill22/06/2016photo: KinderdijkDid you know that back in the days there were so many windmills in the Netherlands that in 1663 the government decided that each windmill should be given a name which had to be placed clearly visible on the windmill to avoid confusion? RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR DrentheWindmill Museum ‘De Wachter’ in Zuidlaren Dutch Icons12 and 13 May 2018: National Mill Days FlevolandThe longest continuous tulip route of the Netherlands