The windmills of Kinderdijk are situated close to Rotterdam, NL. In 1740 19 windmills where built at this place and are still in a very good 
condition. Some of them were destroyed by fires but rebuilt by using the original materials as far as possible. The windmills drained the water from 
the polder that is below sealevel (in our days this is done by a modern water screw pumping station - one of the biggest in Europe).
condition. Some of them were destroyed by fires but rebuilt by using the original materials as far as possible. The windmills drained the water from 
the polder that is below sealevel (in our days this is done by a modern water screw pumping station - one of the biggest in Europe). A windmill can be for only one 
purpose, if it is built to drain water it cannot be used for any other purpose.
purpose, if it is built to drain water it cannot be used for any other purpose.The different positions of the windmills were in former days a sign for family situations like moaning or weddings.
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