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De Lage Hoek Mill

De Lage Hoek Mill

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De Lage Hoek Mill

Name: De Lage Hoek Mill
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Location: Heerhugowaard, North Holland, Netherlands

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1. Hoorn Harbor – Hoorn Harbor loop from Hoorn

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2. View of Dutch Windmills – Oudorp Polder Mills, Alkmaar loop from Alkmaar Noord

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3. De Lage Hoek Mill – Wipbrug near Spanbroek loop from Heerhugowaard

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December 16, 2024

On 16 October 1890, the mill, which had been screwed before 1863, burned down due to a lightning strike. The following year, the current mill was built by the millwrights Kriller from Oude Niedorp.

In 1934, this mill was the first polder mill in North Holland to be equipped with Dekker sails. In 1942, the pumping was taken over by an electric screw pump built next to the mill. Apparently, wind power was no longer considered necessary, although: at the end of the Second World War, the mill was still in operation for a while.

In 1947, a small restoration was carried out, after which it was milled again for a while using wind power.

On 3 December 1960, this caused the mill to run wild during a storm and was barely prevented from burning down. One of the polder administrators is said to have said at the time: "The thing won't do it to us to stay standing!"

The 'crap' remained standing and in 1961 the Dekker system was replaced by an old Dutch fence.

During a restoration in 1972/73 the screw was extended. The backwater course was also deepened at that time, so that the mill could, if necessary, grind at a lower level in the future. This happened again 30 years later.

Despite everything that happened in the 20th century and how this mill was called, this mill is still operational and is also regularly used for polder drainage

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Location: Heerhugowaard, North Holland, Netherlands

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De Lage Hoek Mill

1. Hoorn Harbor – Hoorn Harbor loop from Hoorn

2. View of Dutch Windmills – Oudorp Polder Mills, Alkmaar loop from Alkmaar Noord

3. De Lage Hoek Mill – Wipbrug near Spanbroek loop from Heerhugowaard

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