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windmill A windmill is a structure that converts wind power into rotational energy using vanes called windmill sail, sails or blades, specifically to mill (grinding), mill grain (gristmills), but the term is also extended to windpumps, wind turbines, and ...
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windpump A windpump is a type of windmill which is used for pumping water. Windpumps were used to pump water since at least the 9th century in what is now Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan. The use of wind pumps became widespread across the Muslim world an ...
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Africa


South Africa

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List of windmills in South Africa A list of windmills in South Africa. Locations Western Cape Other locations Notes Known building dates are in bold text. Non-bold text denotes first known date. Dates in "Notes" column is last known date the mill was in existence unless ...


Asia


Israel

*See List of windmills in Israel


Japan


Syria


Taiwan


Thailand


Australia


Australia

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List of windmills in Australia A list of traditional windmills in Australia. Locations New South Wales Norfolk Island Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia Notes Names in bold denote surviving windmills. Known building dates are in bold ...


New Zealand


Europe


Austria


Belarus


Belgium

*See List of windmills in Belgium


Bulgaria


Czech Republic

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List of windmills in the Czech Republic This is a list of windmills in the Czech Republic. References External linksCzech windmill website(in Czech). {{DEFAULTSORT:Windmills in the Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked c ...


Denmark

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List of windmills in Denmark This is a list of windmills in Denmark. Bornholm See List of windmills on Bornholm Fyn, Funen and South Funen Archipelago Lolland-Falster and surrounding islands Zealand Other See also *Lists of wind turbines in Denmark Notes Survi ...


Estonia

*See List of windmills in Estonia


Finland


France

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List of windmills in France A list of the windmills in France. Mills standing are in bold, remains are in italics. Aisne Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Ardèche Ardennes Ariège Aube Aude See List of windmills in Aude Aveyron Bas-Rhin Bouches-du-Rhône See List of ...


Germany

*See List of windmills in Germany


Greece

*See List of windmills in Greece


Hungary


Ireland

*See List of windmills in Ireland


Italy


Latvia


Lithuania


Malta

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List of windmills in Malta This is a list of windmills in Malta, that include those on Malta and Gozo. Most windmills ( mt, imtieħen tar-riħ) in Malta were built while the islands were under the rule of the Order of St. John, by the Cottoner and the Manoel Foundation ...


Netherlands

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List of windmills in the Netherlands Windmills are known worldwide as an iconic symbol of Dutch culture. Some 1,200 historic windmills survive, most of which are gristmills or polder mills. Many remain fully functional, and their upkeep and operation is promoted by a number of civic o ...
Virtually every small town and
polder A polder () is a low-lying tract of land that forms an artificial hydrological entity, enclosed by embankments known as dikes. The three types of polder are: # Land reclaimed from a body of water, such as a lake or the seabed # Flood plains s ...
in the Netherlands has one or more windmills. The
Zaanstreek The Zaan () is a small river in the province of North Holland in the northwestern Netherlands and the name of a district through which it runs. The river was originally a side arm of the IJ (Amsterdam), IJ bay and travels 13.5 kilometers (8½ miles ...
alone has had over a thousand industrial windmills, each with a name and well-documented history (see list of windmills at
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, ol ...
). Other well-known windmills are the
windmills at Kinderdijk The windmills at Kinderdijk are a group of 19 monumental windmills in the Alblasserwaard polder, in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. Most of the mills are part of the village of Kinderdijk in the municipality of Molenlanden, and one m ...
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Poland

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List of windmills in Poland Greater Poland Voivodeship Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Łódź Voivodeship Lower Silesian Voivodeship Lublin Voivodeship Lubusz Voivodeship Masovian Voivodeship Opole Voivodeship Podlaskie Voivodeship Pomeranian Voivodeship ...


Portugal

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List of windmills in Portugal A list of the windmills in Portugal. Azores Cape Verde Madeira Portugal References

{{Windmills by Country Lists of windmills, Portugal Lists of buildings and structures in Portugal, Wind ...


Romania


Russia


Slovakia


Spain

*See List of windmills in Spain


Sweden

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List of windmills in Sweden A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to: People * List (surname) Organizations * List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America * SC Germania List, German rugby union ...


Turkey


Ukraine


United Kingdom

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List of windmills in the United Kingdom This is a list of windmills and windpumps in the United Kingdom. England The list is divided into the current ceremonial counties of England: Bedfordshire See List of windmills in Bedfordshire Berkshire ;Mock mill Buckinghamshire See Li ...


Channel Islands

*See Windmills in Guernsey and Windmills in Jersey


Isle of Man

*See Windmills in the Isle of Man


North America


Antigua


Barbados


Canada

*See List of windmills in Canada


Guadeloupe


Saint Kitts and Nevis


United States

*See List of windmills in the United States In the United States, there are some traditional windmills, but the American usage of the word "windmill" includes some that are actually
windpumps A windpump is a type of windmill which is used for pumping water. Windpumps were used to pump water since at least the 9th century in what is now Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan. The use of wind pumps became widespread across the Muslim world an ...
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South America


Brazil


Uruguay


References


See also

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Windpump A windpump is a type of windmill which is used for pumping water. Windpumps were used to pump water since at least the 9th century in what is now Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan. The use of wind pumps became widespread across the Muslim world an ...
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Watermill A watermill or water mill is a mill that uses hydropower. It is a structure that uses a water wheel or water turbine to drive a mechanical process such as milling (grinding), rolling, or hammering. Such processes are needed in the production of ...
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Horse mill A horse mill is a mill, sometimes used in conjunction with a watermill or windmill, that uses a horse engine as the power source. Any milling process can be powered in this way, but the most frequent use of animal power in horse mills was for grin ...
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Moulin Rouge Moulin Rouge (, ; ) is a cabaret in Paris, on Boulevard de Clichy, at Place Blanche, the intersection of, and terminus of Rue Blanche. In 1889, the Moulin Rouge was co-founded by Charles Zidler and Joseph Oller, who also owned the Olympia (P ...
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