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De Huisman is a small octagonal
mill
Mill may refer to:
Science and technology
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* Mill (grinding)
* Milling (machining)
* Millwork
* Textile mill
* Steel mill, a factory for the manufacture of steel
* List of types of mill
* Mill, the arithmetic unit of the Analytical Engine early ...
at the
Zaanse Schans
Zaanse Schans () is a neighbourhood of Zaandam, near Zaandijk, Netherlands. It is best known for its collection of windmills and wooden houses that were relocated here from the wider region north of Amsterdam for preservation. From 1961 to 1974, o ...
in the
Zaanstad
Zaanstad () is a Dutch municipality in the province of North Holland, situated northwest of Amsterdam. Its main city is Zaandam. It is part of the conurbation and metropolitan area of Amsterdam. It had a population of in .
Topography
Popul ...
, and currently makes
mustard
Mustard may refer to:
Food and plants
* Mustard (condiment), a paste or sauce made from mustard seeds used as a condiment
* Mustard plant, one of several plants, having seeds that are used for the condiment
** Mustard seed, seeds of the mustard p ...
.
'De Huisman' has been located on the Zaanse Schans since 1955, next to the warehouse 'De Haan'. The mill was probably built in 1786 on the ''Blauwe Pad'' ("Blue Path", now "Claude Monet street") in
Zaandam
Zaandam () is a city in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. It is the main city of the municipality of Zaanstad, and received city rights in 1811. It is located on the river Zaan, just north of Amsterdam.
The statistical district Zaand ...
. The mill has functioned as a snuff mill (milling tobacco), a mustard mill, and a saw mill.
At the Zaanse Schans, the mill was converted again into a mustard mill, though it mills the mustard seeds in a modern, not wind-operated way. There are advanced plans for the mill to be restored to a traditional mustard mill, and to give the public the opportunity to visit the mill. The mill is owned by the
Vereniging De Zaansche Molen.
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De Kat, Zaandam
De Kat is the only remaining working windmill in the world which makes paint. The mill is in the Zaanse Schans, Zaanstad.
The original mill 'De Kat' was built in 1646 as an oil mill. In 1782 it was destroyed by fire but was rapidly rebuilt again. ...
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De Os, Zaandam
De Os () is an oil windmill in the Zaanse Schans, Zaanstad.
Between the saw mills Het Jonge Schaap and Het Klaverblad is the hull of the oil mill De Os. The mill was built in 1663 and is one of the oldest industrial windmills in the Zaan. Until ...
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De Zoeker, Zaandam
De Zoeker (''The Seeker'') is the name of an oil windmill, located in the Zaanse Schans, Zaanstad. Its purpose is to press seeds such as linseed and rapeseed into vegetable oil. It is the only oil mill still in operation, and is one of five rema ...
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De Gekroonde Poelenburg, Zaandam
De Gekroonde Poelenburg (''The Crowned Poelenburg'') is a paltrok mill in Zaandam, Netherlands which has been restored to working order. Like all Dutch ''paltrok mills'' it is a windpowered sawmill. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number ...
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Het Jonge Schaap, Zaandam
Het Jonge Schaap (; ''The young sheep'') is the name of a wooden wind powered sawmill, located in the Zaanse Schans, in the municipality of Zaanstad.
The original mill was built in 1680 and demolished in 1942. Between 2005 and 2007, a replica o ...
External links
The website of the millVereniging de Zaansche Molen
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Windmills in North Holland
Rijksmonuments in North Holland
Grinding mills in the Netherlands
Windmills completed in 1955
Zaandam
1955 establishments in the Netherlands