Het Jonge Schaap (; ''The young sheep'') is the name of a wooden
wind powered sawmill
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 (dimensi ...
, 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 ...
, in the municipality of
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 ...
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The original mill was built in 1680 and demolished in 1942. Between 2005 and 2007, a
replica of the mill at the Zaanse Schans was built, between the mills "
De Zoeker" and "
De Bonte Hen". The construction of the replica was based on detailed drawings
Anton Sipman had made before the original mill was demolished.
File:Het Jonge Schaap.JPG, Het Jonge Schaap (November 2007)
File:Zaanse Schans molen Het Jonge Schaap.jpg, Het Jonge Schaap (maart 2008)
File:Zaanse Schans molen Het Jonge Schaap - boomstam zagen.jpg, Cutting a tree trunk
File:Zaanse Schans molen Het Jonge Schaap - boomstam zagen 2.jpg, Same trunk, seen from the other side
See also
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De Kat, Zaandam
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De Huisman, Zaandam
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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
External links
De website van de molenEen uitgebreid fotoverslag van de herbouwVereniging de Zaansche Molen
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Windmills in North Holland
Populated places in North Holland
Smock mills in the Netherlands
Windmills completed in 2007
Zaandam