Home Dutch Icons Windmills A name for each windmill Dutch IconsWindmills A name for each windmill 22/06/2016 photo: Kinderdijk 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 should be given a name which had to be placed clearly visible on the windmill to avoid confusion? RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Drenthe Windmill Museum ‘De Wachter’ in Zuidlaren Dutch Icons 12 and 13 May 2018: National Mill Days Flevoland The longest continuous tulip route of the Netherlands