KINDERDIJK Photo Gallery by JerryE at pbase.com

KINDERDIJK

Monday June 27, 2016 - Our first stop was Kinderdijk, The Netherlands, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Famous for its windmills, Kinderdijk is famous for its windmills. Although there were 150 windmills in the area at one time, pumping water from the polders, there are only 28 left, 19 of which are in Kinderdijk. The windmills date from around 1738. The site is a tribute to Dutch ingenuity in there centuries old struggle to clear water behind dikes to provide livable land. While some of the windmills are still functional, the job of moving water out of the area is the primary role of two pumping stations, one electric- and one diesel-powered.

VIKING MAGNI STOPS AT KINDERDIJK
	DIESEL-POWERED PUMP STATION	GIANT SCREWS FEED THE PUMPS	ELECTRIC-POWERED PUMP STATION


	COG WHEEL DRIVE BY BLADES	POWER SHAFT DOWN THROUGH MIDDLE OF MILL TO DRIVE PUMPS
PEOPLE WERE MUCH SHORTER IN 1700's	PEOPLE WERE MUCH SHORTER IN 1700's
	TWO BLADES WITH SAILS DEPLOYED - TWO WITHOUT	MECHANISM TO ROTATE BLADES INTO THE WIND
	FOLKLORE SAYS A SMALL CHILD WAS FOUND IN THE REEDS	ON-SITE MUSEUM
			RED AREA IS RECLAIMED FROM THE SEA BY CONSTANT PUMPING
RED AREA IS RECLAIMED FROM THE SEA BY CONSTANT PUMPING	FLORA AND FAUNA OF KINDERDIJK	FLORA AND FAUNA OF KINDERDIJK	FLORA AND FAUNA OF KINDERDIJK
FLORA AND FAUNA OF KINDERDIJK	FLORA AND FAUNA OF KINDERDIJK	FLORA AND FAUNA OF KINDERDIJK	FLORA AND FAUNA OF KINDERDIJK
FLORA AND FAUNA OF KINDERDIJK	BACK ON BOARD AND OFF TO COLOGNE	BACK ON BOARD AND OFF TO COLOGNE	BACK ON BOARD AND OFF TO COLOGNE
BACK ON BOARD AND OFF TO COLOGNE	BACK ON BOARD AND OFF TO COLOGNE	BACK ON BOARD AND OFF TO COLOGNE	BACK ON BOARD AND OFF TO COLOGNE
BACK ON BOARD AND OFF TO COLOGNE	HIGH WATER OF THE RHINE

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