Windmill "De Rat" (The rat) in IJlst, Friesland, the Netherlands
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De Rat was originally built in the Zaanstreek area of North Holland. It was known there as De Walrot (English: The Water Rat) which was generally shortened to De Rot. Earlier it was thought the mill was in existence in 1683 but archival research, dendrochronology and an inscription in an old beam show the mill was actually built in 1711.
In 1828, De Watterrot was bought at auction, dismantled and shipped across the Zuiderzee to IJlst, where it was named De Rat.
Nowadays it is owned by Stichting Houtzaagmolen De Rat (English: Wood saw mill De Rat Society)
Submitted: 28/04/2022
Accepted: 30/04/2022
Published:
- Apple Computer Inc - Maps (CALIFORNIA) 24-Feb-2023
Windmill "De Rat" (The rat) in IJlst, Friesland, the Netherlands
Buy this photo on Getty Images : Getty Images
De Rat was originally built in the Zaanstreek area of North Holland. It was known there as De Walrot (English: The Water Rat) which was generally shortened to De Rot. Earlier it was thought the mill was in existence in 1683 but archival research, dendrochronology and an inscription in an old beam show the mill was actually built in 1711.
In 1828, De Watterrot was bought at auction, dismantled and shipped across the Zuiderzee to IJlst, where it was named De Rat.
Nowadays it is owned by Stichting Houtzaagmolen De Rat (English: Wood saw mill De Rat Society)
Submitted: 28/04/2022
Accepted: 30/04/2022
Published:
- Apple Computer Inc - Maps (CALIFORNIA) 24-Feb-2023