Zaanse Schans

Geschiedenis

Zaanse Schans is a neighbourhood of Zaandam, near Zaandijk in the Netherlands.It has a collection of well-preserved historic windmills and houses. From 1961 to 1974 old buildings from all over the Zaanstreek (nl) were relocated using lowboy trailers to the area. The Zaans Museum, established in 1994, is located in the Zaanse Schans.The Zaanse Schans is one of the popular tourist attractions of the Netherlands and an anchor point of ERIH, the European Route of Industrial Heritage. The neighbourhood attracted approximately 1.6 million visitors in 2014.The Zaans Museum locates next to the Zaanse Schans. The Zaanse Schans houses seven museums: The Weavers House, the Cooperage, the Jisper House, Zaan Time Museum, Albert Heijn Museumshop, Bakery Museum.EtymologyThe Zaanse Schans derived its name of the river Zaan and its original function as sconce (schans in Dutch) against the Spanish troops during the Eighty Years' War of Dutch independence.List of windmillsThe windmills were built after 1574. De Huisman (The Houseman), a mustardmill De Gekroonde Poelenburg (The Crowned Poelenburg), a sawmill De Kat (The Cat), a dyemill Het Jonge Schaap (The Young Sheep), a sawmill De Os (The Ox), an oilmill De Zoeker (The Seeker), an oilmill Het Klaverblad (The Cloverleaf), a sawmill De Bonte Hen (The Spotted Hen), an oilmill