Question

Which country is known as the land of windmills?

Answer 1

Netherlands (also known as Holland) is known as the land of windmills .

Windmills – Netherlands

• Netherlands has around 1,200 historic windmills.
• Windmills are considered as icon of Dutch culture.
• A windmill is a structure that converts wind power into rotational energy with the help of blades, specifically to mill grain.
• There are two different types of windmills – horizontal windmill and vertical windmill.
• Vertical windmills were developed in 12th century. Vertical windmills were first used in Northwestern Europe.
• The importance of Windmills started declining with the onset of Industrial Revolution.

Interesting Facts on Netherlands

• Netherlands is informally known as Holland.
• Neighboring countries of Netherlands in Europe are Belgium, Germany.
• The most populous city in Netherlands is Amsterdam.
• The four biggest cities in Netherlands are Rotterdam, Amsterdam, Utrecht, Hague.
• The busiest seaport in Europe is located in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
• Netherlands is one of founding members of European Union (E.U.), North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), World Trade Organisation (WTO).
• In many different indexes like Quality of Life Index, World Happiness Index, Human Development Index etc, Netherlands is ranked at a very high position.