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Specialty Museum Attractions In Hillegom

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Hillegom is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 13.48 km2 of which 0.56 km2 is water. Hillegom is part of an area called the Duin- en Bollenstreek . As such, a large portion of the local economy was traditionally geared to the cultivation of bulb flowers. It is bordered by the municipalities of Bloemendaal, Bennebroek , Haarlemmermeer , Lisse , and Noordwijkerhout . The name Hillegom is derived from the abbey named Hijlighem . This abbey no longer exists. The current Lord of Hillegom is Jan Six X.
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  • 1. Zaanse Schans Zaandam
    Zaanse Schans is a neighbourhood of Zaandam, near Zaandijk, Netherlands. It is best known for its collection of well-preserved historic windmills and houses. From 1961 to 1974 old buildings from all over the Zaanstreek were relocated using lowboy trailers to the area. The Zaans Museum, established in 1994 near the first Zaanse Schans windmill, is located south of the neighbourhood. Zaanse Schans derived its name from the river Zaan and its original function as sconce against the Spanish troops during the Eighty Years' War of Dutch independence. It is one of the popular tourist attractions of the Netherlands and an anchor point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage . The neighbourhood attracted approximately 1.6 million visitors in 2014. It is served by Zaandijk Zaanse Schans railway...
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