De Zoeker is the name of an oil windmill

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...

, located 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:...

. 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

Zaandijk

Zaandijk is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Zaanstad, and lies about 11 km northwest of Amsterdam.Zaandijk has a population of around 9040.- History :...

. The mill continued with few interruptions until 1968, when it was moved to the Schans.

The mill is owned by the Vereniging De Zaansche Molen.

See also

• De Kat, Zaandam
  De Kat, Zaandam
  De Kat is the only remaining working windmill in the world which makes paint. The mill is in the Zaanse Schans, Zaanstad.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...
  
  
• De Huisman, Zaandam
  De Huisman, Zaandam
  De 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, Zaandam
  De Os, Zaandam
  De 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 Gekroonde Poelenburg, Zaandam
  De Gekroonde Poelenburg, Zaandam
  De 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, Zaandam
  Het Jonge Schaap, Zaandam
  Het Jonge Schaap is the name of a wooden wind powered sawmill, located in the Zaanse Schans, in the municipality of Zaanstad....
  
  

External links

• Vereniging de Zaansche Molen
• Een uitgebreid fotoverslag