WINDMILLS IN NETHERLANDS

The Netherlands is not only famous for tulips but also windmills. The windmill is a fascinating cultural heritage of other nations that became an icon with the title of State Dutch Windmills. Indonesian people are very familiar with the iconic Dutch windmill. Because, a leading bakery in Indonesia using the name of the country with windmills icon above his store building. Find a windmill in their home country the Netherlands is not really difficult. For a typical building windmills that already exist in the Netherlands since hundreds of years ago is still widely spread throughout the Netherlands. The windmill at the beginning of its existence in the Netherlands around the 13th century served to push water into the ocean in order to form a new, more spacious land (polders). This is to remember the location of terrain that most of the Dutch territory is below sea level. With technological developments, about the 17th century windmills are used also as a means of helpers in agriculture and industry. Such as the manufacture of paper, sharpened wood, removing oil from the seeds, and grind corn. The number of windmills a few centuries ago there were about 10,000 wind turbines. Now, about 1000 windmills. Most windmills are still functioning as well as being a very interesting tourist attraction. Anyone who has ever been to Holland's certainly going to look for the windmill. Most of the windmills are scattered throughout the Netherlands is now only stand-alone (one building) in a regional location. While that is a collection of windmills, is in two places and has become a popular tourist attraction in the Netherlands. This place is a tourist area be preserved or protected the Zaanse Schans in the province of Noord-Holland (North Holland Province) and Kinderdijk South Holland Province (South Holland Province). Collection of windmills in Zaanse Schans tourist area seems not widely known citizens of Indonesia who visited the Netherlands. Though located just 30 minutes away by car, bus or train from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport or 15 minutes from Centrum Amsterdam. Rarely people who talk about the beauty of Indonesian tourism, especially sight in Zaanse Schans windmills lining located on the outskirts of large rivers and in the middle stretch of green agricultural areas and the traditional Dutch houses. Visit to Zaanse Schans tourist area should not be missed while visiting the Netherlands because of its location not far from Amsterdam, especially when the weather was not cold, especially in the summer. Zaanse Schans visited tourist area which is conserved in addition to increasing knowledge about the function of the windmill will also recognize and enjoy the beauty of the area that presented the Dutch way of life of 17-18 age also known as the Open Air Museum. Travelers can enjoy a walk along the banks of the River Zaan, visit the various attractions in the region. It could also climb down a river boat tour (rondvaart) is a very valuable experience that exists only in the country this windmill. Zaanse Schans tourist area is located within the area of ​​capital in Zaandam Zaanstad and famous as well as the first industrial city in Europe. Zaanse Schan tourist areas in the city Zaandijk adjacent to the Zaandam. Arriving at Zaandijk after using transporatasi train that stops at the station Koog aan de Zaan Zaan River will look great and the many windmills with a variety of shapes and sizes big or small. Then we'll inhale a very sharp smell of chocolate from a chocolate factory are also hundreds of years old. Before arriving in the tourist area of ​​Zaanse Schans will pass through the settlements, mostly old homes are still berasitektur (Oud Zaandijk). Then across a bridge that is very modern. One part of the road bridge will be lifted up when the ship is large will pass under the bridge. Entering the tourist area of ​​Zaanse Schans is free. Direct tourists will look traditional Dutch wooden building which houses hundreds of years old (Zaanse Huisjes) with unique architecture typical of the Netherlands, mostly green-colored walls and wooden houses are characteristic of homes in the area Zaandstad. On the outskirts of the River Zaan in the tourist areas that have preserved a collection of windmills that shape diverse and every windmill that have their respective functions. Here can be seen how windmills work well for both dry land and agricultural or industrial purposes. Along the River Zaan formerly there are thousands of windmills. Now in the Zaanse Schans windmills are staying 6 De Huisman (food manufacture mustard sauce), De Kat (the manufacture of paints), De Jonge Gekroonde Poelenburg & Schaap (sawmills), De Zoeker & De Bonte Hen (oil production). Plus 2 small windmill which was De Windhond (stone grinder) and De Hadel (drain water). Windmill, windmill for this winter is only opened to the public on weekends only or by appointment except Jonge Schaap is open every day. To get into the windmill and see the activity in the windmills will be charged. Surely there's more windmills outside the tourist area which preserved the number of tens in this Zaanstad region. In this tourist area there are several museums that presented the lives of the past century Dutch people 17-18, especially in the region of North Holland. Museum Zaans storing artifacts and painting collections of the Dutch people's lives hundreds of years ago. Smaller museum in the region associated with reputable companies that originally stood in Zaandam, Verkade Paviljoen like (food manufacturers chocolate and cakes). There is also a museum of the oldest and largest supermarket in the Netherlands today is Alberthijn who stood in 1887. Then there Het Nederlandse Uurwerk (museum hours), Bakkerij museum in de Gecroonde Duyvekater (museums make bread and cakes). Windmills museum can also be seen but is located in Koog aan de Zaan when walking into Zaandijk. What is interesting in the tourist area of ​​Zaanse Schans can be seen any other product that is a traditional Dutch cheese making factory as well as shops selling cheese (Catherine De Hoeve) and factories making wooden clogs or shoes Klompen (The Wooden Shoe Workshop on the Zaanse Schans) which are free to enter. Klompen created a unique shape and funny. Some are carved, Klompen skates, and Klompen laugh. There is also a copper handicraft factory (The Coopery) and silver which has existed since hundreds of years anyway (The Tinkoepel). One of the new attractions at the Zaanse Schans is a museum that shows Beverage Distillation refining process 150 years ago, of course, visitors can sample as well. For convenience of tourists are also souvenir shops (vrede Souvenirs & Gift, Souvenirs & Diamonds 'Saense Lelie'), antique shops and unique (Het Jagershuis). Complementing the comfort of traveling in this area are available several restaurants with interiors and typical Dutch food. Among others who provide traditional Dutch Pannekoek cakes (pancakes) measuring 29 cm in diameter that can be enjoyed at the Restaurant De Kraai. Tourists visiting the region from all over the world. They acknowledged the windmill is a traditional building whose shape is very unique so it looks stunning. They also became more amazed because it turns out that windmills have functions that are meaningful to the lives of Dutch past and present. Today the windmill has become a tourist attraction which is very interesting if we want to get to know along with other cultural heritage that is in Zaanse Schan