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Q: How long have the Dutch used windmills?
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Why are windmills used?

windmills are used now for mainly wind energy but in the old times the dutch used them to grind corn and wheat for flour


What do the dutch export to Australia?

Dutch people and windmills


Did the dutch people use windmills for grinding flour?

I am sure some windmills were used to grind flour, however the majority were used a pumps to keep the land drained.


What is used to drain water from land or grind corn in the Netherlands?

Windmills. Learn to Dutch.


Do the Dutch farm?

Yes, that is what the windmills are for.


What caused the Dutch to build windmills throughout the flatlands?

Industrialisation was the main cause. Windmills were primarily used for corn miling, land drainage and saw miling. Since the Dutch experience problems caused by wind and sea, they tried to make good use of their causes. So they built windmills throughout the flatland. Geographically, windmills marked places in the flatlands when there was no such thing as GPS or maps.


What are the windmills called in the Netherlands?

The translation is basically the same. Windmills are called windmolens in Dutch


What are the Dutch famous for?

Cheese, clogs, tulips, and windmills.


When did the dutch start making windmills?

they made them when there was water


What dutch town has two public windmills?

Dalen


Where is Dutch windmills?

You can find dutch windmills all over the Netherlands. You can find most of the mills in the western part of the Netherlands. There are still about 1000 windmills in the Netherlands. Most popular: Kinderdijk (near Rotterdam) and Zaanse Schans (near Amsterdam).


What is a culture feature for the Dutch?

Tulips! Windmills! Clogs! Cheese!