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De Os () is an oil
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Os Windmills in North Holland Smock mills in the Netherlands Grinding mills in the Netherlands Windmills completed in 1663 Zaandam 1663 establishments in the Dutch Republic
De Os () is an oil windmill
A windmill is a structure that converts wind power into rotational energy using vanes called sails or blades, specifically to mill grain (gristmills), but the term is also extended to windpumps, wind turbines, and other applications, in some ...
in 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 ...
, 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 .
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Between the saw mill
A sawmill (saw mill, saw-mill) or lumber mill is a facility where logs are cut into lumber. Modern sawmills use a motorized saw to cut logs lengthwise to make long pieces, and crosswise to length depending on standard or custom sizes ( dimens ...
s Het Jonge Schaap and Het Klaverblad is the hull of the oil mill
An oil is any nonpolar chemical substance that is composed primarily of hydrocarbons and is hydrophobic (does not mix with water) & lipophilic (mixes with other oils). Oils are usually flammable and surface active. Most oils are unsaturated ...
De Os. The mill was built in 1663 and is one of the oldest industrial windmills in the Zaan. Until 1916 the mill was operating on wind power
Wind power or wind energy is mostly the use of wind turbines to generate electricity. Wind power is a popular, sustainable, renewable energy source that has a much smaller impact on the environment than burning fossil fuels. Historically ...
. In that year, the hood and wings were removed; the Os was converted to a warehouse. The barns are now occupied by the mill. The mill body was restored in recent years.
See also
* De Kat, Zaandam * De Huisman, Zaandam *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 ...
* De Gekroonde Poelenburg, Zaanse Schans
* Het Jonge Schaap, Zaandam
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Os Windmills in North Holland Smock mills in the Netherlands Grinding mills in the Netherlands Windmills completed in 1663 Zaandam 1663 establishments in the Dutch Republic