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marry_me_jane t1_iy7grbm wrote

what op means is these are some of the last mills that still turn for a pupose, grind stuf or move water, etc.

we still have bunch that spin, but those are more decorative.

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Beanyurza t1_iy7bjxr wrote

How sad. The last gnome enclaves.

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Macstremist_1991 t1_iy7e7ai wrote

Lol there are still plenty. OP makes it look like they are white rhinos

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StumpVanDerHuge OP t1_iy7ej0d wrote

As far as actual functioning mills, I was told there are only a handful that actually still mill items like chalk pigments and wood. If that's not the case I'm happy to stand corrected.

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LikeSkirts t1_iy7ghjl wrote

There are still 1,048 windmills and 108 watermills in the Netherlands. Many of these are still regularly used by volunteer millers for grinding grain.

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GlendaleTom t1_iy7dmul wrote

If this is from Zaanse Schans it’s a very nice short day trip from Amsterdam

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StumpVanDerHuge OP t1_iy7ekzz wrote

It was so pretty, we were really glad we made the trip.

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Sreg32 t1_iy8gsqe wrote

We went there as well. It was really impressive

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RuleBritannia09 t1_iy7kqih wrote

I would make a Sid Meiers joke about this, but I can’t think of one

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Vladimir_Chrootin t1_iy7s19k wrote

They had one specifically for grinding snuff (powdered tobacco) until recently, and there is still one that exclusively grinds paint.

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StumpVanDerHuge OP t1_iy7uve3 wrote

We went to the paint one, apparently they are the people who provide all of the pigments to the Vatican for their projects!

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headedtojail t1_iy7zd7r wrote

People in the house on the right REALLY love windmills...

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snekbat t1_iy8bruz wrote

There's literally still 2 working grain mills in my hometown of ~5000 people. What are you talking about m8

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