The Windmills of Schiedam are the tallest windmill

Windmill

A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...

s in the world. Originally, there
were twenty windmills at Schiedam. From these only five survived until today. However in 2006
a sixth was built, which is however a wind turbine

Wind turbine

A wind turbine is a device that converts kinetic energy from the wind into mechanical energy. If the mechanical energy is used to produce electricity, the device may be called a wind generator or wind charger. If the mechanical energy is used to drive machinery, such as for grinding grain or...

 looking like a windmill. A 7th was rebuilt in 2011.

Name	Pinnacle Height	Height to maximum rotor blade tip	Wing Span	Year Built	Coordinates	Picture	Remarks
De Nieuwe Palmboom			26.7 metres	1781	51°55′14.61"N 4°23′55.37"E		Heavily damaged by fire in 1901, restored between 1991–1993
De Noord De Noord De Noord is the tallest windmill in the world. It is situated in Schiedam, Netherlands. It was built in 1803 and has a roof height of 33.3 metres. Its wing span is 26.6 metres. Today De Noord houses a restaurant.- See also :...	33.3 metres	44.5 metres	26.6 metres	1803	51°55′13.81"N 4°23′49.01"E		Tallest windmill in the world
De Vrijheid			26.6 metres	1785	51°55′11.09"N 4°23′41.26"E
De Drie Koornbloemen			26.6 metres	1770	51°55′3.53"N 4°23′33.64"E
De Walvisch			26.95 metres	1794, restored after a devastating fire in 1996	51°54′56.4"N 4°23′42.59"E
De Kameel				2011, rebuild from 1715 which stood a few metres from the place "De Kameel" now occupies	51°55′10"N 4°24′4.17"E
Babbersmolen	16 metres			1710	51°55′2.05"N 4°22′25.56"E
De Nolet De Nolet De Nolet is a wind turbine in Schiedam, The Netherlands which resembles a traditional Schiedam windmill...	42.5 metres	55 metres	29.85 metres	2006	51°54′27.18"N 4°24′29.61"E		Wind turbine built in style of a windmill

External links

• http://armchairtravelogue.blogspot.com/2009/04/worlds-tallest-windmills-schiedam.html

sources: http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Kameel_(Schiedam)
http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Walvisch