The network of nineteen windmills in Kinderdijk-Elshout shows the impressive contribution that the Dutch have made to the technology to control water. In the Middle Ages, the construction of waterworks - necessary for the drainage of agricultural land and villages - began and continues to this day. The area shows all the typical features associated with this technology - dikes, reservoirs, pumping stations, administrative buildings and the 19 beautifully preserved windmills. The mills were decommissioned in 1950, but they are all still working. They are 'reserve' in case the modern installations fail.
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