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Windmills in Holland above Amsterdam

" The most beautiful windmills are to be found in Holland above Amsterdam "

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Jan Adriaenszoon Leeghwater of De Rijp could be called the Don Quixote of North Holland. Except he didn't fight against windmills, but he built them and used them to create the landscape that so typifies Holland above Amsterdam. Just imagine: this entire region was still under water in the 17th century! Leeghwater was the contractor and foreman for reclaiming the Schermer, the Beemster and the Purmer. That is why you can come across so many windmills in Holland above Amsterdam. Most of them can only be admired from the outside, but if you really want to see the inside of a windmill, you can visit the Schermerhorn Museum windmill and go to the Zaanse Schans. Windmills also play an important role in the area surrounding Zijpe, just take a cycle ride through the polder past the ten remaining windmills.

Visit these windmills

Museum mill Schermerhorn
Zaanse Schans
Flour mill De Herder Medemblik
Mill de Oude Knegt Akersloot
Mill De Hoop Wervershoof

Even more windmills!

National Windmill Days

Always wanted to see the inside of a windmill? You can do just that during the National Windmill Days which annually takes place the 2nd weekend of May.

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Cycling past the windmills

Cycle along the Leeghwater route and see for yourself how the windmills have created the polders.

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All windmills in Holland above Amsterdam

Here you will find all windmills in Holland above Amsterdam.

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