Entrance to Zaanse Schans, an area world-famous for its windmills and historic houses, Zaandam, North Holland, The Netherlands.
Entrance to Zaanse Schans, an area world-famous for its windmills and historic houses. It is a neighbourhood of Zaandam, near Zaandijk in the municipality of Zaanstad in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It has a collection of well-preserved historic windmills and houses; the ca. 35 houses from all over the Zaanstreek were moved to the museum area in the 1970s. The Zaans Museum, established in 1994, is located in the Zaanse Schans. Zaanse Schans is one of the popular tourist attractions of the region and an anchor point of ERIH, the European Route of Industrial Heritage. The neighbourhood attracts approximately 900,000 visitors every year.
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Location: Kalverringdijk, Zaanse Schans, Zaandam, North Holland, The Netherlands
Photo credit: © Mieneke Andeweg-van Rijn / Alamy / Afripics
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