De Schoolmeester
De Schoolmeester is a smock mill in Westzaan, Netherlands which is maintained in full working order. It is the only wind powered paper mill in the world. The mill is listed as Rijksmonument number 40013.Photo: Quistnix, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Windmill
- Description: windmill in Westzaan, Netherlands
- Also known as: “De Schoolmeester, Westzaan” and “Papiermolen De Schoolmeester”
- Address: Guispad 3, Westzaan, 1551SX
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include De Jonge Dirk and De Zwaan.
De Jonge Dirk
Windmill
Photo: Quistnix, CC BY-SA 2.5.
De Jonge Dirk is a windmill, which is situated 510 metres southwest of De Schoolmeester.
De Zwaan
Windmill
Photo: Quistnix, CC BY-SA 2.5.
De Zwaan is a windmill, which is situated 510 metres south of De Schoolmeester.
Zaandijk Zaanse Schans railway station
Railway station
Photo: Sneeuwvlakte, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zaandijk Zaanse Schans railway station, until 2016 Koog-Zaandijk railway station, is a railway station in Koog aan de Zaan and Zaandijk, both neighbourhoods of the municipality of Zaandam, Netherlands. Zaandijk Zaanse Schans railway station is situated 1¼ km east of De Schoolmeester.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Westzaan and Koog aan de Zaan.
Westzaan
Village
Westzaan is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Zaanstad, and lies about 13 km northeast of Haarlem. It is located west of Zaandam, Koog aan de Zaan and Zaandijk, southwest of Wormer, southeast of Krommenie and south and southeast of Assendelft.
Koog aan de Zaan
Village
Koog aan de Zaan 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
Village
Photo: Barbara b, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
De Schoolmeester
- Categories: stellingmill and industry
- Location: Zaanstad, North Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.4679° or 52° 28′ 4″ northLongitude
4.78662° or 4° 47′ 12″ eastElevation
-1 metres (-3 feet)Open location code
9F46FQ9P+5JOpenStreetMap ID
node 434050074OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=windmill
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Western Frisian—“De Schoolmeester” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “De Schoolmeester”
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 40013”
- Western Frisian: “De Schoolmeester (Westsaan)”
- Western Frisian: “De Schoolmeester”
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