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Historic Dutch Windmills

Alkmaar and its surrounding polders feature a significant concentration of historic windmills, primarily dating from the early 17th century. These structures were essential for Dutch water management, utilizing Archimedean screws and sails to drain the low-lying land. The list includes diverse architectural types, from the stone tower mill Molen van Piet to the wooden octagonal smock mills of the Schermer polder and rare technical examples like the Tjasker and meadow mills.

Historic Dutch Windmills — Karte
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Ondermolen D

A polder mill built around 1635, later equipped with an Archimedean screw for water drainage.
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Ondermolen C

An octagonal polder mill dating to approximately 1635, retrofitted with an Archimedean screw.
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De Gouden Engel

A traditional smock mill (stellingmolen) located along the Kanaaldijk in Koedijk.
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De Viaan

A 1579 polder mill featuring an oak octagonal frame on a low base. It is designed as a ground-sailer.
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Tjasker Zuidschermer

A pole tjasker built in 1987 to pump water into the high-water ditch surrounding the Schermer polder.
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Weidemolen Grootschermer

A small meadow mill that utilizes wooden boards on its blades instead of traditional canvas sails.
G

Ambachtsmolen

Also known as Strijkmolen Geestmerambacht, this 1632 octagonal wooden mill served as a drainage mill for the boezem water level.
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De Otter

An octagonal wooden flour mill in Oterleek, recognizable by its traditional thatched roof and siding.
I

Menningweermolen

A polder mill built in 1888 in Grootschermer to replace an earlier structure destroyed by fire.
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Molen A

Known as the Twuyvermolen, this polder mill was part of a group of eleven mills responsible for draining the Geestmerambacht polder.
K

De Woudaap

An octagonal, thatched-roof polder mill in Krommeniedijk, designed as a 'binnenkruier' with internal winding gear.
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Poldermolen K

A historic polder mill built in 1635, located in the Zuidschermer area of Alkmaar.
M

Strijkmolen C

An octagonal oak polder mill built between 1627 and 1630 in the village of Oudorp.
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Strijkmolen D

An octagonal oak leveling mill (strijkmolen) built between 1627 and 1630, operating as a ground-sailer.
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Strijkmolen E

A 1630 octagonal oak polder mill. This ground-sailer was part of the historic drainage system for the region.
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Molen van Piet

A round stone tower mill (stellingmolen) in Alkmaar that functions as a flour mill.
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Strijkmolen B

A ground-sailer polder mill built between 1627 and 1630 with an octagonal oak frame.
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't Roode Hert

A flour mill rebuilt in 1925 as a smock mill (stellingmolen) on the Frieseweg in Oudorp.
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Poldermolen M

A 1635 polder mill in Alkmaar, later modernized with an Archimedean screw for improved water management.
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Poldermolen E

A polder mill dating from 1634, featuring a later addition of an Archimedean screw.
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