The age-old craft of using windmills to to drain lowlands, saw lumber or grind grain is enjoying a renaissance in the ...

At the end of the 14 th century there were two types of mill in the Netherlands: the post mill, which was a ground winder, ...

In the Netherlands, traditional windmill milling is witnessing a resurgence. With 110 newly qualified millers, these historic structures continue to drain lowlands and grind grains. As part of the ...

Sept. 5 (UPI) --People in the small Dutch village of Kinderdijk celebrated "Illumination Week" on Thursday by illuminating ...

There are currently some 1,200 windmills and watermills left in the Netherlands, with around 1,600 to 1,800 millers to operate them. Most are volunteers who are helping a few dozen professional ...

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If they didn’t, the land would flood. The windmill is a symbol of the Netherlands and it’s really important in the history of our country. In cold winters the canal freezes and you can skate ...