Nederland - Ruinen, De Zaandplatte
De Zaandplatte is a windmill in a hamlet called Engeland, just outside the village of Ruinen and nearby National Park Dwingelderveld. Its name is derived from its current location, a former piece of ferocious land with the name De Zaandplatte.
It is a thatched, octagonal wooden ‘belt mill’ (belt is a man made elevation) dating from 1964. Although originally the mill - dating back to the end of the 18th century - stood in the village of Echten and was in a bad state of dilapidation. It was demolished in 1962 and rebuilt and put back in operation about 9 km’s away on its current location. In the past Ruinen had thirteen windmills, De Zaandplatte is the only remaining one.
Initially the rebuilt mill was used as a holiday home. After the restoration at the end of the 20th century the ownership of the mill was transferred by the municipality to a foundation Vrienden van de Ruiner Molen. Since then the mill is grinding again and is running on a voluntary basis.
In 2007 De Zaandplatte was chosen as the most beautiful mill of the province of Drenthe. Although with limited hours, the mill is open for visitors.
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Taken on Monday April 16, 2018
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Posted on Friday May 4, 2018
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HFF to you, Jaap. :)
Hansruedi Voegele said:
Sehr schön ins Bild gesetzt.
Gr Hansruedi
Aschi "Freestone" said:
hele mooie foto's
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Have a nice weekend
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Pam J said:
Beautiful !
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Beatrice Degan(MARS) said:
Lovely capture and very interesting information!
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