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This is a picture of the a place called the Zaanse schans in the Zaanstreek. I will write some extensive explanation in a comment below, for those of you who are interested. Furthermore I will post a photo of the inside of the mill in the middle, which is a chalk mill.
The Zaanstreek is a centuries old peat district named after the river Zaan. This important waterway in the province of North Holland originated as a natural drain for the surrounding marshy peat area. The Zaanstreek with its many industrial windmills is believed to be the oldest industrial area in Europe. Industrial progress is easily seen at the Zaanse Schans with windmills in the foreground and modern factories on the horizon. The Zaans Museum collection gives an excellent illustration of industrial progression in the Zaanstreek.
Zaanse windmills
Increasing trade and industry in Amsterdam at the end of the sixteenth century created the need for the development of industrial windmills in the flat, wet Zaanse landscape. Over the centuries more than a thousand of these little wind driven factories flourished along the river Zaan and in the surrounding countryside. Windmills were used for wood sawing, hulling and threshing grains, and the production of amongst other things; seed and nut oil, paint, snuff and mustard.