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De Zoeker (''The Seeker'') is the name of an "Vereninging De Zaansche Molen"
retrieved October 30, 2012
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De Zoeker (''The Seeker'') is the name of an oil
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 ...
windmill
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, located 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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. Its purpose is to press
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* Printing press, commonly called "the press"
* Press (newspaper), a list of newspapers
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seeds such as linseed
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and rapeseed
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into vegetable oil
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. It is the only oil mill
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still in operation, and is one of five remaining oil mills in the area.
The mill was built in 1672 in Zaandijk
Zaandijk () is a town in the municipality of Zaanstad, province of North Holland, Netherlands. It lies about 11 kilometres (6.8 miles) northwest of Amsterdam and had a population of 8,686 in 2017.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), ''Statline: Kern ...
. The mill continued with few interruptions until 1968, when it was moved to the Schans.
The mill is owned by the .retrieved October 30, 2012
See also
* De Kat, Zaandam * De Huisman, Zaandam * De Os, Zaandam * De Gekroonde Poelenburg, Zaandam * Het Jonge Schaap, ZaandamReferences
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