Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal
| Ir. D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station) * | |
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| Country | Netherlands |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, ii, iv |
| Reference | 867 |
| Region ** | Europe and North America |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 1998 (22nd Session) |
| * Name as inscribed on World Heritage List ** Region as classified by UNESCO |
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The ir. D.F. Woudagemaal is a pumping station in the Netherlands, and the largest still operational steam-powered pumping station in the world. On October 7, 1920 Queen Wilhelmina opened the pumping station. It was built to pump excess water out of Friesland, a province in the north of the Netherlands.
In 1967, after running on coal for 47 years, the boilers were converted to run on heavy fuel oil. The pumping station is currently used only in case of very high water levels in Friesland.
Since 1998 the ir. D.F. Woudagemaal has been listed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list.
The station is open for visitors and tours are given regularly.
[edit] Location
The pumping station is located at Tacozijl just outside Lemmer
[edit] External links
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