Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal
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The ir. D.F. Woudagemaal (ir. Wouda pumping station) in the Netherlands, is the biggest currently running steam powered pumping station in the world. On October 7, 1920 Queen Wilhelmina opened the puming station that is used to pump out redudant water from Friesland.
After 47 years running on coal, the kettles were rebuild to run on oil in 1967.
Since 1998 the ir. D.F. Woudagemaal is listed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list.
[edit] External links
- Notification when the pumping station is about to run [1]
Beemster Polder | D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station | Defence Line of Amsterdam | Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout | Rietveld Schröder House | Schokland and Surroundings | Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Netherlands Antilles
