Interesting places in Zaanstad :

Zaandam		Zaanse Schans
Laarzenpad		Zaandijk
Verkade		Haaldersbroek
Koog aan de Zaan		Bastion Deluxe Hotel Amsterdam / Zaandam-Zuid
Hotel B&B De Zaanse Gans		Inntel Hotels Amsterdam Zaandam
Julianabrug		A8 sk8 & meer
Zaantheater		Molen Het Prinsenhof
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Zaanstad is part of North Sea Canal-Velzersluizen till N246 .

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Catherina Hoeve
Made by Marco Sombroek
Google Streetview Publised by Focus: focusmedia.nl/article/272/23-winterfoto-s-van-nederlandse... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Zaanse Schans (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈzaːnsə ˈsxɑns]) 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.[1] The Zaans Museum, established in 1994, is located in the Zaanse Schans. The 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. The windmills were built after 1574. ------- De Zaanse Schans is een buurtje in de gemeente Zaanstad, gelegen aan de Zaan, pal tegenover Zaandijk en naast de Julianabrug. Het is een bekende openluchtattractie met jaarlijks ongeveer 900.000 bezoekers. Formeel is het geen museum. Het is wel opgezet met de bedoeling het historisch erfgoed te bewaren. De naam is ontleend aan de schans die Diederik Sonoy, gouverneur in dienst van Willem van Oranje, in 1574 liet bouwen om zo de Spaanse troepen tegen te houden. Tussen 1961 en 1974 werden vele oude gebouwen uit de Zaanstreek met diepladers naar de Zaanse Schans gebracht en in oude luister hersteld. De bestaande molens werden gerestaureerd. Ook later zijn regelmatig gebouwen naar de Zaanse Schans verhuisd. Aan de slag die met Pinksteren in 1574 op de Schans met de Spaanse troepen is geleverd herinnert, volgens de lokale folklore, nog de derde Pinksterdag, die plaatselijk in ere wordt gehouden. Of de herkomst van de Zaanse derde Pinksterdag echt verband houdt met deze veldslag is niet heel zeker. Elders in Nederland (met name in Zeeland) kent men namelijk ook een derde Pinksterdag, die samenvalt met diverse voorjaarsfeesten. Een typische Zaanse lekkernij is de duivekater, een rond, zoet witbrood. Nog niet zo heel lang geleden was dit brood algemeen bekend, thans nog in enkele Noord-Hollandse plaatsen. In het bakkerijmuseum 'In de Gecroonde Duyvekater' worden duivekaters van twee verschillende Zaanse bakkers verkocht, beide naar ander recept.


Windmills
Made by . SantiMB .
Zaanse Schans, Netherlands. The Zaanstreek is a centuries old peat district named after the river Zaan. This important waterway in the province of North Holland originated as a natural drain for the surrounding marshy peat area. The Zaanstreek with its many industrial windmills is believed to be the oldest industrial area in Europe. Industrial progress is easily seen at the Zaanse Schans with windmills in the foreground and modern factories on the horizon. With its traditional green painted houses, warehouses and windmills the Zaanse Schans gives the feeling of having stepped back into the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, however this is not an open air museum but a colourful living and working neighbourhood. The hamlet has not always existed though. Most of the buildings were re-located from other areas in the Zaanstreek in the 1960’s and 70’s as owing to urban development they were under threat of obliteration. They were safely moved to the Zaanse Schans; the exact location where in 1574 Diederik van Sonoy, a Governor in the service of William of Orange, with the aid of local people, erected entrenchments or Schans to hold back the advancing Spanish army. The development of building construction, architecture, decoration and the use of traditional building materials are all to be found at the Zaanse Schans. The 19 listed buildings and remaining historic buildings are all tarred black or painted green. Green painted houses have become traditional in Zaandam but Zaanse green itself does not exist. A variety of greens are used today much as they were used in the past. This collection of buildings together gives a complete picture of how houses were built in the Zaanstreek during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Increasing trade and industry in Amsterdam at the end of the sixteenth century created the need for the development of industrial windmills in the flat, wet Zaanse landscape. Over the centuries more than a thousand of these little wind driven factories flourished along the river Zaan and in the surrounding countryside. Windmills were used for wood sawing, hulling and threshing grains, and the production of amongst other things; seed and nut oil, paint, snuff and mustard. Source: www.zaanseschans.nl/


Albert Heijn
Made by Marco Sombroek
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Zaanse Schans (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈzaːnsə ˈsxɑns]) 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.[1] The Zaans Museum, established in 1994, is located in the Zaanse Schans. The 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. The windmills were built after 1574. ------- De Zaanse Schans is een buurtje in de gemeente Zaanstad, gelegen aan de Zaan, pal tegenover Zaandijk en naast de Julianabrug. Het is een bekende openluchtattractie met jaarlijks ongeveer 900.000 bezoekers. Formeel is het geen museum. Het is wel opgezet met de bedoeling het historisch erfgoed te bewaren. De naam is ontleend aan de schans die Diederik Sonoy, gouverneur in dienst van Willem van Oranje, in 1574 liet bouwen om zo de Spaanse troepen tegen te houden. Tussen 1961 en 1974 werden vele oude gebouwen uit de Zaanstreek met diepladers naar de Zaanse Schans gebracht en in oude luister hersteld. De bestaande molens werden gerestaureerd. Ook later zijn regelmatig gebouwen naar de Zaanse Schans verhuisd. Aan de slag die met Pinksteren in 1574 op de Schans met de Spaanse troepen is geleverd herinnert, volgens de lokale folklore, nog de derde Pinksterdag, die plaatselijk in ere wordt gehouden. Of de herkomst van de Zaanse derde Pinksterdag echt verband houdt met deze veldslag is niet heel zeker. Elders in Nederland (met name in Zeeland) kent men namelijk ook een derde Pinksterdag, die samenvalt met diverse voorjaarsfeesten. Een typische Zaanse lekkernij is de duivekater, een rond, zoet witbrood. Nog niet zo heel lang geleden was dit brood algemeen bekend, thans nog in enkele Noord-Hollandse plaatsen. In het bakkerijmuseum 'In de Gecroonde Duyvekater' worden duivekaters van twee verschillende Zaanse bakkers verkocht, beide naar ander recept.


Windmill "De bleeke dood"
Made by Marco Sombroek
DE BLEEKE DOOD (THE PALE DEATH) Flour mill located on the Lagedijk in Zaandijk. Zaandijk's citizens have traditionally and literally - at least since 1656 - lived between life and death. i.e. between the mills Het Leven (Life) and De Bleeke Dood (Death). The mill Het Leven was a drainage mill in the northern most tip of the village that saw service between 1633 and 1904. Mill De Bleeke Dood was a flour mill in the south of the village. Until the mid-19th century bakers were obliged to have their wheat ground in the village flour mill which was the primary function of the De Bleeke Dood mill in Zaandijk. When this obligation fell into disuse, the mill itself deteriorated. For many years afterwards De Bleeke Dood with its dilapidated body stood out like a sore thumb in picturesque village of Zaandijk. The skeleton that was the mill stood head and shoulders above the village. In the early 1930s, the mill lost all the attributes that give it the appearance of a mill, first its sails, then its 'tail' and finally its gallery Society of Zaan Mills The Society of Zaan Mills was founded in 1925. Its first success was the restoration of De Zoeker oil mill. Three years later, the Mill Museum was opened. Now, 84 years on, the Society possesses 12 picturesque industrial mills and a unique museum. The mills are an important part of our cultural heritage and continue to this day to determine the Zaan skyline. Thanks to the support of some 3,600 members, of whom a large number are active volunteers, and from government and the business community, the Society is able to keep its current portfolio in excellent shape. It is our pleasure to invite you to stroll past our mills, to pay a visit to our museum and to peek behind the scenes of our Society. www.zaanschemolen.nl


Small windmills "Kaatmolen" and "Het zwarte kalf" and industrial windmill "De kat / The cat"
Made by Marco Sombroek
On January 11, 1646, a gentleman named Adriaan Gerritsz. van Someren was granted a wind contract (a kind of government permit for catching the wind) which effectively was a building permit for his dye mill De Kat along the Kalverringdijk. The mill caught fire in 1782 but was restored shortly afterwards. It was to take another century before the mill was demolished to the level of the gallery in 1904. Following restoration around 1960, the mill was originally used for sifting sawdust. It then became a dye mill as well as being used for grinding chalk. De Kat now complements the range of mills belonging to the Society of Zaan Mills at the Zaanse Schans. The Society of Zaan Mills was founded in 1925. Its first success was the restoration of oil mill De Zoeker. Three years later, the Mill Museum was opened. Now, 84 years later, the Society possesses 12 picturesque industrial mills and a unique museum. The mills are an important part of our cultural heritage and continue to this day to determine the Zaan skyline. Thanks to the support of some 3,700 members, of whom a large number are active volunteers, as well as the support and sponsorship from government and the business community, the Society is able to keep its current portfolio in excellent shape. www.zaanschemolen.nl/millsdetail.asp?id=255301&pid=49... Google Streetview


Windmill restoration
Made by B℮n
Explore page #1 Zaanse Schans 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. Zaanse Schans is one of the popular tourist attractions of the region and an Anchor Point of ERIH, The European Route of Industrial Heritage. Approximately 1 million visitors in every year. The three men are busy with restoration of old paint mill De Cat on the Zaanse Schans. Photo taken Juni 1982 - Minolta X-700 SLR camera @ Zaanse Schans -Holland. De Zaanse Schans is een buurtje in de gemeente Zaanstad, gelegen aan de Zaan, pal tegenover Zaandijk en naast de Julianabrug. Het is een bekende openluchtattractie met jaarlijks ongeveer 1 miljoen bezoekers. Formeel is het geen museum. Het is wel opgezet met de bedoeling het historisch erfgoed te bewaren. De drie mannen zijn bezig met restauratie van de oude verfmolen De Kat op de Zaanse Schans.


Zaanse Schans (Netherlands) "the windmills"
Made by pdbfoto
5 shot HDR with a own treatment to pullout the typical HDR look. The Zaanse Schans is a delightful village on the banks of the river Zaan with characteristic green wooden houses, charming stylized gardens, small hump-backed bridges, tradesmen's workshops, historic windmills and engaging little shops. This enchanting village has been lovingly established by relocating local houses, windmills, storehouses and barns to form a remarkable replica of a typical Zaanse village of the seventeenth and eighteenth century. Apart from the cluster of windmills, characteristic wooden houses and delightful shops to visit, there are intriguing traditional Dutch crafts such as wooden shoes, pewter and cheese making, several fascinating museums, restaurants and even the possibility of taking a boat trip on the river. The Zaanse Schans is open daily throughout the year.


Intense and Ominous
Made by Souvik_Prometure
Highest position in Explore #6 & That day was something. It was most gloomiest day I have ever seen. Those intense and ominous clouds above your head kills all natural light for photography. This shot was taken at the entrance of the Zaanse Schans village and the colour contrast between clouds and fields really impressed me. Once again got this picture from my archives and reprocessed it by tonemapping; digitally blending single RAW file and used layer masking in Photoshop. Trivia Zaanse Schans has a collection of well-preserved historic windmills and houses and it is one of the popular tourist attractions of the region.


Sailors waving goodbye on the KRI Dewaruci
Made by kees straver
Sail is at its end and the tall ships left Amsterdam today to go to Ijmuiden and then to different destination, maybe to a port near you. Tall ship info: The KRI Dewaruci is a Class A tall ship owned and operated by the Indonesian Navy. She is used as a sail training vessel for naval cadets and is the largest tall ship in the Indonesian fleet. The Dewaruci also serves as a goodwill ambassador for the country of Indonesia to the rest of the world. …………………………………………………… Camera: Canon EOS 5D MarkII Exposure: sec 1/2500 Aperture: f/ 10.0 Focal Length: 400mm ISO Speed: 400 All invites, notes and tags are welcome


Paint Mill 'De Kat'
Made by KAPPIX - Ramon
Processing raw materials to make pigments Between 1646 and 1696 paint windmill 'De Kat' was built at its present site on the Kalverringdijk at the Zaanse Schans. In 1782 the mill was destroyed by fire but was rapidly rebuilt again. At the beginning of the 1900’s the mill was demolished to the height of the platform. In May 1960 the eight-sided paint mill 'De Duinjager' was taken from its former spot owing to urban development and placed on top of the old storehouse of 'De Kat'. The mill is once again grinding raw materials to make pigments for paints in the traditional time-honoured way and is widely believed to be the only mill of its kind.


Zaanse Schans
Made by T.A.Mannens.
You must see it: Music: Artista holandes todo un crack!!! Seguro que os suena :-) LEE TOWERS - I Can See Clearly Now www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7RsJHm8LHc&feature=related Una foto tipica de los Paises Bajos (supongo). Una semana en la que hemos intendado ver mas cosas que Amsterdam, en este caso Zaanse Schans, donde se puede acceder al interior de algunos molinos, y ver como tenian diferentes uso (muy curioso) tambien sirven para cobijarse de la lluvia fue lo que nos toco :-) Un Pais agradable y que merece la pena visitar y no solo Amsterdam.


variatie op een sprookje
Made by m@pestaartje
variation on a fairy tale Hard by a great forest dwelt a poor wood-cutter with his wife and his two children. The boy was called Hansel and the girl Grethel. He had little to bite and to break, and once when great scarcity fell on the land, he could no longer procure daily bread. Now when he thought over this by night in his bed, and tossed about in his anxiety, he groaned and said to his wife, What is to become of us? How are we to feed our poor children, when we no longer have anything even for ourselves? ~ Written down by the Brothers Grimm in 1812, translated by Margaret Taylor (1884) , zaandam, central station


Windmill "De Bonte Hen", Zaanse Schans
Made by Lumperjack
De Bonte Hen is een oliemolen aan de Zaanse Schans in de gemeente Zaanstad. De Bonte Hen is de noordelijkste molen aan de Schans. De originele Bonte Hen werd in 1693 gebouwd. Tot 1935 bleef de molen in zijn oorspronkelijke staat behouden. In dit jaar werd het complete bovenachtkant en de stelling verwijderd. In 1975 kwam het dankzij de Vereniging De Zaansche Molen tot een complete restauratie tot bedrijfsvaardige oliemolen op windkracht. Sindsdien wordt de molen wekelijks op vrijwillige basis in bedrijf gesteld. Onder de molen bevinden zich nog de originele oliekelders voor de opslag van de gemaakte olie op de molen.


"Fare casa"
Made by ale2000
Opposite to Come si fa a fare casa? Come si fa a smettere di fuggire dopo aver iniziato, tanti anni fa, a fuggire per affermare la propria indipendenza e il proprio essere? Quando è il caso di smettere di andarsene? Come si fa a rendersi disponibili invece che a isolarsi da tutti? Come si fa a essere disponibili, dal momento che si desidera da sempre la stabilità che si fa l'impossibile per non far nascere? I put videos I create on Vimeo. You can see them there


Get In Line
Made by chris lazzery
This is Zaanse Schans. I visited this area (about 15 minutes north of Amsterdam) on the last night of my trip. It was one of the main things that I absolutely needed to see before I went home. The moment I arrived, I knew I had made a good decision. :) Looking at this on a different (better) display than on what I processed this, I think I upped the contrast/blacks too much. I'll go back and re-process later. I want more detail in the mills and stuff shrouded in darkness. Thoughts?


Hembrugterrein old military compound
Made by Jaap de Wit
View On Black! Last Tuesday I went on Haven Safari through the harbors of Amsterdam and Zaandam. Saw amazing stuff I never knew about the harbor. This building is on a former military compound, Hembrugterrein, where they used to fabricate and test ammunition. Unfortunately only 1 inside shot because we could only stay here for less than 10 minutes. Created from 3 RAW files, processed in Photoshop and Lightroom.


Zaanse Schans...
Made by LukeDaDuke
Since it is the holiday season, and I got free days to spend, I decided to be a tourist in my own country and visit De Zaanse Schans in Zaandam, close to Amsterdam. It was freezing, but nothing a good walk can't beat. Walking around here wasn't as impressive as I thought it would be... it was beautiful, no doubt, but I expected some more. In contrast with the Chinese, Japanese and Russian tourists who loved everything... even the small Dutch cheeses wich were on sale, but still overpriced.


Zaanse Schans
Made by Zaragozano
View On Black Zaanse Schans está en un inmenso prado verde donde pastan con su habitual tranquilidad las vacas, bien alimentadas ellas, mientras a su lado una fila de molinos se recortan contra el cielo azul. Más de 800 molinos llegó a tener la región de Zaan, pero hoy día, en esta pequeña aldea se han concentrado unos cuantos procedentes de varios puntos de la zona, con el fin de no perder la tradición que el lugar guarda históricamente.


Sunset At Zaanse Schans
Made by chris lazzery
This is Zaanse Schans. I visited this area (about 15 minutes north of Amsterdam) on the last night of my trip. It was one of the main things that I absolutely needed to see before I went home. The moment I arrived, I knew I had made a good decision. :) I wish the plants and stuff were not in my way for this shot. This was the closest I could get to getting the mill and its reflection in the frame without actually being in the water, however. Oh well.


Under The Bridge
Made by Allard One
Captured @ Zaanstad, North-Holland, Netherlands. Was planning to do some shots in the industrial harbour area between Zaandam and Amsterdam on the banks of the North Sea Canal, but the light came from the wrong direction. It was not in my back as I had hoped for. So instead I did some car shots under a bridge ;-) This (single) shot came out quite cartoony and futuristic, after processing with Nik Color Efex Pro. I hope you like it ;-) Have a good sunday y'all! #3 Nikon D80 Interestingness on April 22, 2010.