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The Netherlands Netherland Dutch history Golden age sea coachmanThe east of the Netherlands was occupied only a few decades before the Dutch struggle for independence. Many immigrants came to the cities of the province Holland in the 17th and 18th century, especially from Protestant parts of Germany.The Dutch economy stagnated from the end of the 17th century until the end of the 18th century 。The Netherlands slowly lost its position as the trading centre of Northern Europe  The Kingdom of the NetherlandsTravel Traditional Netherlands  The Netherlands may be a small country, but it’s packed with world famous icons. Discover our windmills, cheese markets, wooden shoes, canals of Amsterdam, flowers and millions of bicycles. Find out more about these and other typical Dutch highlights. Windmills The Dutch have become very innovative when it comes to keeping out the water. They have built dykes, fortifications and last but not least wind and watermills to create new land. The oldest mill is a watermill that dates back to the eighth century. These techniques were used to pump dry hundreds of lakes and swamps and to prevent land from flooding. Today, windmills are characteristic of the Dutch landscape and a symbol of the Dutch struggle with water. The Windmills of Schiedam Schiedam is the place to be if you want to see the largest windmills in the world. With heights up to 33 meters, these giants are hard to miss. The windmill ‘De Nieuwe Palmboom’ (The New Palm Tree) is also a museum that can tell you everything there is to know about the history and purpose of the windmills of Schiedam. The Zaanse Schans Zaanse Schans is a fully inhabited, open-air conservation area and museum located just a few miles north of Amsterdam. Hereyou can get a vivid impression of the Dutch way of life in the 17th and 18th centuries. The area consist of authentic houses, a historic shipyard, a pewter factory, a cheese and dairy farm, a age-old grocery stor