The Zaanse Schans is a historic Zaanse neighborhood in the municipality of Zaanstad established in 1963 with national monumental wooden buildings and industrial mills from the Zaan region relocated there. In the course of time it has been supplemented with various cultural-historical museums, craft stores and restaurants. It lies in the Kalverpolder, a protected peat meadow landscape on the Zaan, opposite the village of Zaandijk. This architectural reserve for Zaanse timber construction is a protected village sight because of its architectural-historical and scenic value. It developed into an international tourist destination with several million visitors annually. The neighborhood was named in 1961 after the entrenchment that Diederik Sonoy, governor in the service of William of Orange, had built in 1574 to stop Spanish troops.
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Hello, nice that you take a look in my shop. So my name is Gert Hilbink, living in Coevorden. I have been doing photography since I was 13, inspired by a biology teacher at the then U.L.O. school in Coevorden. Generally I mainly photograph nature but actually.. Read more…