Windmills In The Netherlands
Windmills are known worldwide as an iconic symbol of Dutch culture. Some 1,200 historic windmills survive, most of which are gristmills or polder mills. Many remain fully functional, and their upkeep and operation is promoted by a number of civic organizations, including ''De Hollandsche Molen'', '' Gilde van Vrijwillige Molenaars'' and ''Stichting De Fryske Mole''. Several Dutch villages are known for their concentration of windmills, including Kinderdijk, Zaanse Schans, and Schiedam, home to the tallest windmill in the world. Tjaskers, a kind of windmill native to Friesland, were also used for water management. This list of windmills in the Netherlands is grouped by province. Flevoland, the Netherlands' newest province, is not included. Types of Dutch windmills include: File:Sprang - molen Dye Sprancke.jpg, ''Standerdmolen'' (post mill) File:Wipmolen.jpg, ''Wipmolen'' File:Molen Heechhiem 01.JPG, ''Spinnenkopmolen'' ("Spider's head") File:20080606 Tjasker Meestersveen Zeijen NL. ...
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Windmills
A windmill is a structure that converts wind power into rotational energy using vanes called windmill sail, sails or blades, specifically to mill (grinding), mill grain (gristmills), but the term is also extended to windpumps, wind turbines, and other applications, in some parts of the English speaking world. The term wind engine is sometimes used to describe such devices. Windmills were used throughout the High Middle Ages, high medieval and early modern periods; the horizontal or panemone windmill first appeared in Persia during the 9th century, and the vertical windmill first appeared in northwestern Europe in the 12th century. Regarded as an icon of Culture of the Netherlands, Dutch culture, there are approximately 1,000 windmills in the Netherlands today. Forerunners Wind-powered machines may have been known earlier, but there is no clear evidence of windmills before the 9th century. Hero of Alexandria (Heron) in first-century Roman Egypt described what appears to be a ...
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Provinces Of The Netherlands
There are twelve provinces of the Netherlands (), representing the administrative layer between the national government and the local municipalities, with responsibility for matters of subnational or regional importance. The most populous province is South Holland, with just over 3.7 million inhabitants as of January 2020, and also the most densely populated province with . With 383,488 inhabitants, Zeeland has the smallest population. However Drenthe is the least densely populated province with . In terms of area, Friesland is the largest province with a total area of . If water is excluded, Gelderland is the largest province by land area at . The province of Utrecht is the smallest with a total area of , while Flevoland is the smallest by land area at . In total about 10,000 people were employed by the provincial administrations in 2018. The provinces of the Netherlands are joined in the Association of Provinces of the Netherlands (IPO). This organisation promotes the com ...
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Windmills In The Netherlands
Windmills are known worldwide as an iconic symbol of Dutch culture. Some 1,200 historic windmills survive, most of which are gristmills or polder mills. Many remain fully functional, and their upkeep and operation is promoted by a number of civic organizations, including ''De Hollandsche Molen'', '' Gilde van Vrijwillige Molenaars'' and ''Stichting De Fryske Mole''. Several Dutch villages are known for their concentration of windmills, including Kinderdijk, Zaanse Schans, and Schiedam, home to the tallest windmill in the world. Tjaskers, a kind of windmill native to Friesland, were also used for water management. This list of windmills in the Netherlands is grouped by province. Flevoland, the Netherlands' newest province, is not included. Types of Dutch windmills include: File:Sprang - molen Dye Sprancke.jpg, ''Standerdmolen'' (post mill) File:Wipmolen.jpg, ''Wipmolen'' File:Molen Heechhiem 01.JPG, ''Spinnenkopmolen'' ("Spider's head") File:20080606 Tjasker Meestersveen Zeijen NL. ...
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List Of Windmills In Zeeland
A list of windmills in the Dutch province of Zeeland. {{Dutch Windmills Zeeland , nl, Ik worstel en kom boven("I struggle and emerge") , anthem = "Zeeuws volkslied"("Zeelandic Anthem") , image_map = Zeeland in the Netherlands.svg , map_alt = , m ...

List Of Windmills In Utrecht
A list of windmills in the Dutch province of Utrecht. {{Dutch Windmills Utrecht Utrecht ( , , ) is the List of cities in the Netherlands by province, fourth-largest city and a List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the Provinces of the Netherlands, pro ...

List Of Windmills In South Holland
A list of windmills in the Dutch province of South Holland. {{Dutch Windmills South Holland South Holland ( nl, Zuid-Holland ) is a province of the Netherlands with a population of over 3.7 million as of October 2021 and a population density of about , making it the country's most populous province and one of the world's most densely ...

List Of Windmills In Overijssel
A list of windmills in the Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ... province of Overijssel. {{Dutch Windmills Overijssel ...
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