Zaanse Schans (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈzaːnsəˈsxɑns]) is a neighbourhood of Zaandam, near Zaandijk, Netherlands. It is best known for its collection of windmills and wooden houses that were relocated here from the wider region north of Amsterdam for preservation. From 1961 to 1974, old buildings from all over the region known as the Zaanstreek were relocated using lowboy trailers to the Zaanse Schans.[1] Two of the windmills in the Zaanse Schans are preserved in their original site where they were first constructed, and therefore don't make up part of the relocated structures. The Zaans Museum, established in 1994, near the first Zaanse Schans windmill, is located south of the neighbourhood. This architectural reserve for Zaanse timber construction is a protected village scene because of its architectural-historical and landscape value. It developed into an international tourist destination with several million visitors every year: in 2016, there were 1.8 million, in 2017 – 2.2 million.[2]
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million, in 2017 – 2.2 million. ZaanseSchans derived its name from the river Zaan and its original function as sconce (schans in Dutch) against the Spanish...
Zaandijk ZaanseSchans railway station, until 2016 Koog-Zaandijk railway station, is a railway station in Koog aan de Zaan and Zaandijk, both neighbourhoods...
mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 40093. It is located at the ZaanseSchans in a group of several historic industrial windmills. The history of...
addition, the entire group of separate museums and windmills in the rural ZaanseSchans area, northwest of Amsterdam, attracted 2,200,000 tourists in 2017....
Oostzaan, Zaandijk and the city of Zaandam. The river also runs past the ZaanseSchans, a village with historic windmills and houses. It ranks among the top...
[ˈzaːns myˈzeːjʏm]) is a museum in Zaandam, Netherlands, located at the ZaanseSchans. It opened in 1998 to preserve and protect the heritage of the Zaan...
are known for their concentration of windmills, including Kinderdijk, ZaanseSchans, and Schiedam, home to the tallest windmill in the world. Tjaskers,...
Zoeker (The Seeker) is the name of an oil windmill, located in the ZaanseSchans, Zaanstad. Its purpose is to press seeds such as linseed and rapeseed...
released in the United States. The photograph on the cover was taken at ZaanseSchans. Ritchie Blackmore – guitar, bass on track 5 Ronnie James Dio – vocals:...
museums in the Netherlands article includes all tourists visiting the ZaanseSchans#Attractions for its second place ranking, counting the entire large...
Koog aan de Zaan itself. Zaandijk ZaanseSchans railway station, which mainly serves Zaandijk and the ZaanseSchans, an open-air museum nearby in Zaandijk...
are property of the Kinderdijk World Heritage Foundation. Wind pump ZaanseSchans "Molens in Nederland: De Nederlandse Molendatabase". molendatabase.nl...
Zaandam City Windmills at the ZaanseSchans north of Zaandam in 2007 Zaandam Coordinates: 52°26′N 4°50′E / 52.433°N 4.833°E / 52.433; 4.833 Country...
Zaandam railway station Zaandam Kogerveld railway station Zaandijk ZaanseSchans railway station (formerly Koog-Zaandijk) The municipal council of Zaanstad...
Amsterdam Metropolitan region Metropolitan Region Amsterdam Amsterdam ZaanseSchans Haarlem Schiphol Flag Coat of arms Motto(s): Heldhaftig, Vastberaden...
windmill; however, only five paltrok mills remain in the Netherlands, at ZaanseSchans, Haarlem, Zaandam, Amsterdam and at the Netherlands Open Air Museum...
of windmills of Kinderdijk Kinderdijk windmills along the main canal ZaanseSchans, a similar popular tourist destination in the Netherlands Meder 2007;...
Basilica Arc de Triomphe Sagrada Familia windmill of Kinderdijk (left) and ZaanseSchans (right) Angkor Wat Making of The Last Emperor at the Forbidden City...
Dam S03 E06 "Everybody Does It": Victoria Hotel, Werfmolern De Kat (ZaanseSchans), NDSM, National Monument (Dam Square) S03 E07 "Face Value": Schiphol...
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