The Dutch capital is not a particularly important windmill area, but even so
there are at least 8 remaining windmills around the city. The Dutch database
of vanished and incomplete windmills has a further 81 additional entries for
the city. A few miles North of the city is the Zaan industrial area, which
once had 1000 windmills, which are covered elsewhere.
De Otter:
paltrok
Wood sawing mill (paltrok) - very central location, in regular use up to 2006, but now
suffers from surrounding building blocking its wind.
Originally constructed in 1638, and restored in 1996.
De Otter, April 19th 2003
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Entries in photo archives:
Sloten:
Recently built pumping mill, reusing a mill body (octagon) that dates from
1847. The mill has a few unusual features, including a lift which gives
access up to the stage level, and a bar and conference/wedding room featuring
a grand piano. (That's the advantage of a pumping mill over a corn mill - the
only machinery in the body of the mill is the main shaft, which leaves lots
of room for other things).
Sloten, 21st April 2003
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Entries in photo archives:
De Held Jozua:
paltrok (wood sawing mill)
- dating from 1719, and restored in 1995Almost contiguous with Amsterdam, the next town to the North is Zandaam. Zandaam, April 20th 2003
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