Zaanse Schans (ˈzaːnsə ˈsxɑns) is a neighbourhood of Zaandam

Zaandam

Zaandam is a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is the main city of the municipality of Zaanstad, and received city rights in 1811...

, near Zaandijk

Zaandijk

Zaandijk is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Zaanstad, and lies about 11 km northwest of Amsterdam.Zaandijk has a population of around 9040.- History :...

 in the municipality of
Zaanstad

Zaanstad

Zaanstad is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Its main town is Zaandam. It is part of the metropolitan area of Amsterdam.-Population centres:...

 in the Netherlands

Netherlands

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, in the province of North Holland

North Holland

North Holland |West Frisian]]: Noard-Holland) is a province situated on the North Sea in the northwest part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is Haarlem and its largest city is Amsterdam.-Geography:...

. 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

Zaans Museum

Zaans Museum is a museum in Zaandam, Netherlands, founded in 1994. It is housed in a contemporary building designed by architects Cor van Hillo and Monique Verschaeren, right across from the historic windmills and houses of the Zaanse Schans, an open-air museum...

, established in 1994, is located in the Zaanse Schans.

The Zaanse Schans is one of the popular tourist attraction

Tourist attraction

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s of the region and an anchor point of ERIH, the European Route of Industrial Heritage

European Route of Industrial Heritage

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. The neighbourhood attracts approximately 900,000 visitors every year.

The windmills were built after 1574.

List of windmills

• "The Houseman" – Mustardmill – De Huisman
  De Huisman, Zaandam
  De Huisman is a small octagonal mill at the Zaanse Schans in the Zaanstad, and currently makes mustard.'De Huisman' is located on the Zaanse Schanse since 1955, next to the warehouse 'De Haan'. The mill was probably built in 1786 on the Blue Path in Zaandam. The mill has functioned as a snuff mill...
  
  
• "The Crowned Poelenburg" – Sawmill – De Gekroonde Poelenburg
  De Gekroonde Poelenburg, Zaandam
  De Poelenburg is the name of a saw mill, located in the Zaanse Schans, in the municipality of Zaanstad.The mill has an eventful life behind. The original was probably Poelenburg 1731 built in Zaandam East. After the mill burned in 1903, the Paltrok 'The Locomotion' at the site of the Poelenburg...
  
  
• "The Cat" – Dyemill – De Kat
  De Kat, Zaandam
  De Kat is the only remaining working windmill in the world which makes paint. The mill is in the Zaanse Schans, Zaanstad.The original mill 'De Kat' was built in 1646 as oil mill. In 1782 the mill was destroyed by fire but the mill was rapidly rebuilt again. The mill was in use until 1904 and then...
  
  
• "The Young Sheep" – Sawmill – Het Jonge Schaap
  Het Jonge Schaap, Zaandam
  Het Jonge Schaap is the name of a wooden wind powered sawmill, located in the Zaanse Schans, in the municipality of Zaanstad....
  
  
• "The Ox" – Oilmill – De Os
  De Os, Zaandam
  De Os is an oil windmill in the Zaanse Schans, Zaanstad.Between the saw mills Het Jonge Schaap and Het Klaverblad is the hull of the oil mill De Os. The mill was built in 1663 and is one of the oldest industrial windmills in the Zaan. Until 1916 the mill was operating on wind power. In that year,...
  
  
• "The Seeker" – Oilmill – De Zoeker
  De Zoeker, Zaandam
  De Zoeker is the name of an oil windmill, located in the Zaanse Schans, Zaanstad. It is the only oil mill still in operation, and is one of five remaining oil mills in the area.De mill was built in 1672 in Zaandijk...
  
  
• "The Cloverleaf" – Sawmill – Het Klaverblad
  Het Klaverblad, Zaandam
  Het Klaverblad is a small wooden saw mill, located in the Zaanse Schans, in the municipality of Zaanstad.The mill was built by Ru Pos on the site of the previous KROMO warehouse. This private initiative was turned into foundation "Het Klaverblad" with the purpose of building, running and...
  
  
• "The Motley Crew" – Oilmill – De Bonte Hen
  De Bonte Hen, Zaandam
  De Bonte Hen is the name of an oil mill, located in the Zaanse Schans, in the municipality of Zaanstad. De Bonte Hen is the northernmost of the mill Schans....
  
  

External links

• www.zaanseschans.nl