De Kat
De Kat is the only remaining working windmill in the world which produces paint. The mill is in the Zaanse Schans, Zaanstad. De Kat is an octagonal smock mill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Opening hours: Saturday—Sunday 9:30 AM—4:30 PM
- Type: Windmill
- Description: windmill part of the Zaanse Schans, Netherlands
- Also known as: “De Kat, Zaandam” and “Verfmolen De Kat”
- Address: Kalverringdijk 29, Zaandam, 1509BT
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Zaans Museum and De Gekroonde Poelenburg.
Zaans Museum
Museum
Photo: Willemijn92, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zaans Museum is a museum in Zaandam, Netherlands, located at the Zaanse Schans. It opened in 1998 to preserve and protect the heritage of the Zaan area. Zaans Museum is situated 350 metres southeast of De Kat.
De Gekroonde Poelenburg
Windmill
Photo: CrazyPhunk, CC BY-SA 3.0.
De Gekroonde Poelenburg is a paltrok mill in Zaandam, Netherlands which has been restored to working order. Like all Dutch paltrok mills it is a wind-powered sawmill.
De Zoeker
Windmill
Photo: Murdockcrc, CC BY 3.0.
De Zoeker is the name of an oil windmill, located in the Zaanse Schans, Zaanstad. Its purpose is to press seeds such as linseed and rapeseed into vegetable oil. De Zoeker is situated 110 metres north of De Kat.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zaanse Schans and Zaandijk.
Zaanse Schans
The Zaanse Schans is an open air conservation area and museum, on the bank of the Zaan River, north of Zaandam in the Netherlands. It displays the traditional architecture of the area and has several functioning windmills and craftsman's workshops, which are open to visitors.
Zaandijk
Village
Zaandijk is a town in the municipality of Zaanstad, province of North Holland, Netherlands. It lies about 11 kilometres northwest of Amsterdam and had a population of 8,686 in 2017.
Haaldersbroek
Hamlet
Photo: Pat boen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Haaldersbroek is a hamlet in Zaanstad, North Holland in the Netherlands. It is located in the southeast of Kalverpolder and next to Zaanse Schans. The hamlet was first mentioned in historical records in the late 14th century.
De Kat
- Categories: stellingmill, building, and industry
- Location: Zaanstad, North Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
52.47499° or 52° 28′ 30″ northLongitude
4.81786° or 4° 49′ 4″ eastElevation
-1 metres (-3 feet)Inception
1646Open location code
9F46FRF9+X4OpenStreetMap ID
way 285317879OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=windmill
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Western Frisian—“De Kat” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “De Kat”
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 40092”
- German: “Farbmühle „De Kat“”
- Western Frisian: “De Kat (Saandam)”
- Western Frisian: “De Kat”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “De Kat”. Photo: Quistnix, CC BY-SA 2.5.