Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Kinderdijk




Kinderdijk, land of windmills! Pronounced "kinder-dike" is dutch for "Child's Dike," is a UNESCO world heritage site.



It is also the place where the story "The Cat and the Cradle" originated. It tells the story of a Cat was found in a cradle floating on this flooded area of water.

In the Netherlands, drainage systems are an important matter. In order to keep this land livable, 19 windmills were constructed in 1740, and they are the largest concentration of old windmills in the Netherlands.



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