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Interesting and Fascinating Windmills- By Simran Vedvyas |
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by Simran Vedvyas | 12-01-2014 18:45
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Today the Modern Windmills generate electricity. Once a country of 10,000 windmills, Holland now has over 1,000 historic vertical mills, more than any other country in the world. Vertical mills come in a variety of shapes, from the post mill, hollow post mill, tower mill, and the smock mill.
Did You know that-
To drain the polder, a system of 19 windmills was built around 1740. This group of mills is the largest concentration of old windmills in the Netherlands. The windmills of Kinderdijk are one of the best-known Dutch tourist sites. They have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997. Problems with water became more and more apparent in the 13th century. Large canals, called "weteringen", were dug to get rid of the excess water in the polders. However, the drained soil started setting, while the level of the river rose due to the river's sand deposits. After a few centuries, an additional way to keep the polders dry was required. It was decided to build a series of windmills, with a limited capacity to bridge water level differences, but just able to pump water into a reservoir at an intermediate level between the soil in the polder and the river the reservoir could be pumped out into the river by other windmills whenever the river level was low enough the river level has both seasonal and tidal variations. Although some of the windmills are still used, the main water works are provided by two diesel pumping stations near one of the entrances of the windmills site. |
   
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20 Comments
Thanks Afra
Posted 24-01-2014 01:46
GREAT!!
Thanks for sharing this article with us
Posted 23-01-2014 21:22
Thanks Raunak
Posted 21-01-2014 01:18
Good to know. Wind mills can be encouraged in other countries also where the wind pressure is more.
Posted 20-01-2014 19:45
Thanks for the Compliments Alberta
Posted 16-01-2014 04:18
Thanks for sharing!!! Great pictures!!! ^^*
Posted 15-01-2014 17:21
Yeah thats true Rohan, the windmills are old and really cute
Posted 14-01-2014 19:31
Use of wind mills to level water is a novel idea. Sad that they use diesel pumps now.
Posted 14-01-2014 14:06
Gaa Bhin Ryu- Thanks and Welcome
Posted 14-01-2014 02:09
Thanks and Welcome Smriti Limbu
Posted 14-01-2014 02:09
Truly Amazingly beautiful Christy, Breathtaking views :D
Posted 14-01-2014 02:09
Thanks and welcome
Humaid Habeeb
Posted 14-01-2014 02:07
So Welcome Shrijana Duwadi
Posted 14-01-2014 02:07
Welcome :) Arushi Madan
Posted 14-01-2014 02:07
Netherlands are famousfor windmills..
I'm quite interested in them too
I didn't know that they were used to keep the polders dry!
and they are so old!!
thanks for sharing
Posted 13-01-2014 23:35
Thank you for sharing, they are beautiful
Posted 13-01-2014 22:11
The wind-mills look so beautiful in the pictures. Thanks for the interesting article :)
Posted 13-01-2014 13:54
Got to know a lot about windmill.
Thanks for sharing Simran.
Posted 13-01-2014 04:09
Thanks for sharing Simran.
Posted 12-01-2014 23:37
I dint know about this group of old mills in Netherlands, Thanks for telling.
Posted 12-01-2014 19:54