De Kat, Zaandam
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Windmill
A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...
in the world which makes paint. The mill
Windmill
A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...
is in the Zaanse Schans
Zaanse Schans
Zaanse Schans is a neighbourhood of Zaandam, near Zaandijk in the municipality ofZaanstad in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It has a collection...
, Zaanstad
Zaanstad
Zaanstad is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Its main town is Zaandam. It is part of the metropolitan area of Amsterdam.-Population centres:...
.
The original mill 'De Kat' was built in 1646 as oil mill. In 1782 the mill was destroyed by fire but the mill was rapidly rebuilt again. The mill was in use until 1904 and then was partially demolished. In 1960 the eight-sided paint mill 'De Duinjager' was removed from its former position owing to urban development and placed on top of the old storehouse of 'De Kat'. The mill is again grinding raw materials such as chalk to make pigments for paints in the traditional way.
The mill is owned by the Vereniging De Zaansche Molen.
See also
- De Huisman, ZaandamDe Huisman, ZaandamDe Huisman is a small octagonal mill at the Zaanse Schans in the Zaanstad, and currently makes mustard.'De Huisman' is located on the Zaanse Schanse since 1955, next to the warehouse 'De Haan'. The mill was probably built in 1786 on the Blue Path in Zaandam. The mill has functioned as a snuff mill...
- De Os, ZaandamDe Os, ZaandamDe Os is an oil windmill in the Zaanse Schans, Zaanstad.Between the saw mills Het Jonge Schaap and Het Klaverblad is the hull of the oil mill De Os. The mill was built in 1663 and is one of the oldest industrial windmills in the Zaan. Until 1916 the mill was operating on wind power. In that year,...
- De Zoeker, ZaandamDe Zoeker, ZaandamDe Zoeker is the name of an oil windmill, located in the Zaanse Schans, Zaanstad. It is the only oil mill still in operation, and is one of five remaining oil mills in the area.De mill was built in 1672 in Zaandijk...
- De Gekroonde Poelenburg, ZaandamDe Gekroonde Poelenburg, ZaandamDe Poelenburg is the name of a saw mill, located in the Zaanse Schans, in the municipality of Zaanstad.The mill has an eventful life behind. The original was probably Poelenburg 1731 built in Zaandam East. After the mill burned in 1903, the Paltrok 'The Locomotion' at the site of the Poelenburg...
- Het Jonge Schaap, ZaandamHet Jonge Schaap, ZaandamHet Jonge Schaap is the name of a wooden wind powered sawmill, located in the Zaanse Schans, in the municipality of Zaanstad....
- Smock millSmock millThe smock mill is a type of windmill that consists of a sloping, horizontally weatherboarded tower, usually with six or eight sides. It is topped with a roof or cap that rotates to bring the sails into the wind...