There are many mills to visit, most of which are still in use. The neighboring village has been redeveloped as a museum and shows the houses and businesses from earlier times. A visit is worth it, you can dive right into history.

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Many windmills with a museum

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The windmills on the Zaan river can be seen from afar. An open-air museum of the 19th century: the industrial revolution in the Zaanstreek (region around the river Zaan) begins. What you see on the Zaanse Schans is what a Zaaner living and working area looked like back then: with courtyards, narrow streets, wooden houses, warehouses and mills, ditches and meadows.

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1. Old Town Hall Jisp – Zaanse Schans Windmills loop from Zaandijk Zaanse Schans

32.5km

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2. Zaanse Schans Windmills – The Twiske Nature Reserve loop from Noorderpark

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3. Zaanse Schans Windmills – The Twiske Nature Reserve loop from Noord

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03:12

70m

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Distance 689 m

Uphill 10 m

Downhill 10 m

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Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Location: Zaanstad, North Holland, Netherlands

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Zaanse Schans Windmills

1. Old Town Hall Jisp – Zaanse Schans Windmills loop from Zaandijk Zaanse Schans

2. Zaanse Schans Windmills – The Twiske Nature Reserve loop from Noorderpark

3. Zaanse Schans Windmills – The Twiske Nature Reserve loop from Noord

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