The Netherlands is not only well
known
with tulips but also
windmill. Windmill
a cultural heritage
which charming nations
another so that it becomes an
icon Netherlands with the title of
StateWindmills.
The world community is very
familiar with the iconic Dutch
windmills. Because, a shop
top with bread
use the name
country with an icon
windmills on top of the building
his shop.
Finding a windmill in
his home country the
Netherlands
actually not difficult. For a
typical building of existing
windmills in the Netherlands
since
hundreds of years ago this
still widely spread in
the whole of the Netherlands.
Windmills at the beginning
presence in the Netherlands
around the 13th century serves
to
pushing water into the ocean in
order to
formed a new land
wider (polders). This is
remembering the location of the
plains
Dutch majority
its territory is under
sea level.
With the development
technology, about the 17th
century
windmills are used also
as an auxiliary tool in
agriculture and industry.
Such as the manufacture of
paper,
sharpening wood, removing
oils from seeds, and grind
of corn.
Number of windmills several
century ago there were about
10,000
wind turbines. Now, less
over 1000 windmills.
Most of the existing windmill
is still functioning and
become tourist attraction
very attractive.
Every person who ever
visit to the Netherlands already
certainly will be looking for
windmill. Largely
windmills are scattered in
the whole of the Netherlands
now only stand-alone
(One building) at a location
the area.
While that is
a collection of windmills, there
are at
two places and has become
the most popular tourist
attraction in
The Netherlands.
This place is the area
preserved or tourist
Zaanse Schans is protected
in the province of North Holland
(Province of North Holland) and
Kinderdijk in the Netherlands
province
South (South Province
Holland).
A collection of windmills in
tourist area of Zaanse
Schans
apparently not much
known citizens of the world
visit to the Netherlands.
Whereas
its location just 30 minutes
traveling by car, bus
or train from the Airport
Amsterdam Schiphol or 15
minutes from Centrum
Amsterdam.
Rarely people in Indonesia who
talk about the beauty of the
object
tours at Zaanse Schans
especially the views of
windmills
lined the wind lies
outskirts of large rivers and
in the middle stretch of
green agriculture and
traditional houses
The Netherlands.
Visited tourist area
Zaanse Schans should not
the miss when visiting
Netherlands because of its
location is not
far from Amsterdam, especially
when the air is not cold
especially in the summer.
Visiting the tourist area
Zaanse Schans is conserved
This addition adds
knowledge about the function
windmills will also recognize
while enjoying the beauty
areas that present
century Dutch way of life
17-18 also known as
Open Air Museum.
Tourists can enjoy
by foot in
along the banks of the River
Zaan,
visiting the various objects
tourism in the region. Can
also with boarded the ship
travel down the river
(Rondvaart) is a
experience very
securities that exist only in
This windmill country.
Tourist area of Zaanse
Schans
located in the region
Zaanstad government that
capital in Zaandam and
also known as a city
The first industry in Europe.
Zaanse tourist area Schan
located in the city Zaandijk
adjacent to Zaandam.
Arriving at Zaandijk after
using transporatasi
trains that stop at
Koog aan de Zaan station will
looks great river Zaan
and the number of windmills
with various shapes and
size large or small.
Then we will breathe
a very sharp smell of chocolate
of a chocolate factory
also have a hundred
years. Before arriving in the
region
Zaanse Schans will travel
past settlements
most of the homes are still
berasitektur ancient (Oud
Zaandijk).
Then the crossing
bridges are very modern.
One part of the road
bridge will be lifted to the top
when the ship is
large will pass
under the bridge. Enter
tourist area of Zaanse
Schans
no charge.
Will direct tourists
seen building a wooden house
Netherlands that have been
traditionally
hundreds of years old (Zaanse
Huisjes) with a unique
architecture
the most typical Dutch
great wall of wooden house
colored green and is
typical homes in
Zaandstad region.
On the outskirts of the River
Zaan in
tourist area
contained in this preserve
a collection of windmills
diverse forms and
each windmill
have the functions assigned to
respectively.
Here can be seen how the
good for windmills
purpose dry land
or industrial purposes and
of agriculture. Along the River
Zaan previously there are
thousands
windmill.
Now in the Zaanse
Schans windmills live 6
namely De Huisman (making
food mustard sauce), De Kat
(Manufacture of paints), De
Gekroonde
Poelenburg & Jonge Schaap
(Sawmills), De Zoeker
& De Bonte Hen (making
oil).
Plus 2 windmills
Small is De Windhond
(Sharpening stone) and De
Hadel
(Drain water). Mill-wheel
These winds in winter
only opened to the public on
weekends only or as
agreement unless Jonge Schaap
which is open every day.
To get into the wheel
wind and see the activities
the windmills will
be charged. Real
there's more windmills in
outside the tourist area
which preserve the
numbers in the tens
This Zaanstad.
In tourist areas there are
some museums
present life
past century Dutch
Especially in the region 17-18
North Holland. Museum Zaans
store a collection of artifacts
and
paintings of the life
Dutch hundreds of years
the past.
A smaller museum in
region associated with
companies
which originally stood at the top
Zaandam, such as Verkade
Paviljoen (food producers
chocolate and cake).
There is also a museum of
The oldest and largest
supermarket
in the Netherlands today is
Alberthijn which stood at
in 1887. Then there Het
Nederlandse Uurwerk (museum
hours), Bakkerij museum in de
Gecroonde Duyvekater (museum
make bread and cakes).
Windmills Museum can also be
seen but located in Koog
aan de Zaan when walking
Zaandijk entered.
What is interesting in the tourist
area
Zaanse Schans can be seen
Dutch traditional products
Another plant that is
manufacturing
cheese as well as store sales
cheese (Catherine De Hoeve) and
manufacture of wooden shoe
factory
clogs or Klompen (the
The Wooden Shoe Workshop
Zaanse Schans) is not
entrance charge.
Klompen created shape
unique and funny. There are
carved,
Klompen roller skates, and
Klompen laughing. There are
also
copper craft factory (The
Coopery) and silver that have
been
there are hundreds of years
anyway
(The Tinkoepel).
One of the attractions that
Zaanse Schans is a new
Museum of Beverage Distillation
which shows the process
distillation of 150 years
then, of course, visitors can
tasting as well.
For the convenience of tourists
available also stores
souvenirs (vrede Souvenirs &
Gift, Souvenirs & Diamonds
'Saense Lelie'), shop-
antiques and unique (Het
Jagershuis).
Complementing convenience
travel in this region
available several restaurants
with the interior and food
typically Dutch. Among the
provides a traditional cake
Dutch Pannekoek (pancake)
diameter 29 cm which
can be enjoyed at Restaurant De
Kraai.
Tourists who visit
region from various
over the world. They recognize
the
windmill is
traditional building
shape is very unique so
look stunning.
They also become more
amazed because there are
windmills
It has the function of the wind
very meaningful to
life of the Netherlands
past and present.
Today windmills are
become tourist attraction
very interesting if we want
get to know with
with other cultural heritage
at Zaanse Schans.
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