Zaanse Schans

Windmills of Zaanse Schans.

Zaanse Schans (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈzaːnsə ˈsxɑns]) is a neighbourhood of Zaandam, near Zaandijk in the municipality of Zaanstad in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It has a collection of well-preserved historic windmills and houses; the ca. 35 houses from all over the Zaanstreek were moved to the museum area in the 1970s. The Zaans Museum, established in 1994, is located in the Zaanse Schans.

The Zaanse Schans is one of the popular tourist attractions of the region and an anchor point of ERIH, the European Route of Industrial Heritage. The neighbourhood attracts approximately 900,000 visitors every year.

The windmills were built after 1574.

List of windmills

Names of the mills on the photograph from left to right: Het Jonge Schaap ("the young sheep"), De Zoeker ("the seeker"), De Kat ("the cat"), De Gekroonde Poelenburg ("the crowned poelenburg") and De Huisman ("the houseman").
Photograph: Niels Kim.

• "The Houseman" – Mustardmill – De Huisman
• "The Crowned Poelenburg" – Sawmill – De Gekroonde Poelenburg
• "The Cat" – Dyemill – De Kat
• "The Young Sheep" – Sawmill – Het Jonge Schaap
• "The Ox" – Oilmill – De Os
• "The Seeker" – Oilmill – De Zoeker
• "The Cloverleaf" – Sawmill – Het Klaverblad
• "The Motley Crew" – Oilmill – De Bonte Hen

External links

• www.zaanseschans.nl