01900 Zaandam windmill panorama with the Zeemeeuw and Kogmeeuw windmills in the foreground, photo Zaanstad Municipal Archives.

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01900 Zaandam windmill panorama with the Zeemeeuw and Kogmeeuw windmills in the foreground, photo Zaanstad Municipal Archives.

Close to Amsterdam, the Zaan region developed into the oldest wind-powered industrial area in Western Europe. At its peak, in 1725, six hundred industrial mills were active at the same time. Photo:

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