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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 ...
. 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

* De Kat, Zaandam * De Huisman, Zaandam *
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 ...
*
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, Zaandam


External links


De website van de molen

Een uitgebreid fotoverslag van de herbouw

Vereniging de Zaansche Molen
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