Hundreds of wind powered industrial mills made the Zaan region world famous. From the sixteenth century onwards an industrial area developed along the banks of the river Zaan which was unparalled throughout the world. Around the year 1800 some 600 windmills were in full operation. When first seeing so many windmills in 1811 Napoleon exclaimed “Sans pareil”!
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