Kinderdijk

Kinderdijk windmills interpretive marker. IMG_1533

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October 8th 2019
If The Netherlands is known as the land of windmills, then Kinderdijk is the place to see them in operation. Windmills in the Netherlands are typically used as water pumps to keep the polders dry. Viking Sigrun arrived here late in the afternoon, around 3:45 p.m. There are 19 windmills to see here, the earliest dating to the 17th century. They are positioned along two rows. The Ov ... read more

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The Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed in 1815. In 1830 Belgium seceded and formed a separate kingdom. The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I, but suffered invasion and occupation by Germany in World War II. A modern, industrialized natio... ... read more

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