windmill - Hoogmade - The Netherlands
Posted by: eikenboom
N 52° 09.803 E 004° 34.620
31U E 607863 N 5780382
water pumping windmill near Hoogmade in the west of The Netherlands
Waymark Code: WM6EKG
Location: Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Date Posted: 05/22/2009
Views: 20
this is one of many windmills in the west of The Netherlands used in old times to keep the low lying polders dry. Most, if not all, have now been replaced by diesel or electric pumping stations.
This windmill is on private property but can be viewed from the public road.
Date of Manufacture: 01/01/1940
Purpose: Water Pumping
Open to the public: no
Is This Windmill Functional?: Yes!
Windmill Farm: no
Museum on Site: no
Cost: Not Listed
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