De Zoeker windmill
View from a bridge
De Zoeker (The Seeker) is the name of an
oil
windmill, located in the
Zaanse Schans,
Zaanstad. Its purpose is to
press seeds such as
linseed and
rapeseed into
vegetable oil.
[1] It is the only
oil mill still in operation, and is one of five remaining oil mills in the area.
The mill was built in 1672 in
Zaandijk. The mill continued with few interruptions until 1968, when it was moved to the Schans.
The mill is owned by the
Vereniging De Zaansche Molen [
nl].
[2]
52°28′34″N 4°49′03″E / 52.4760°N 4.8175°E / 52.4760; 4.8175