The Zaandplatte

The Zaandplatte is a windmill in the hamlet of Engeland in Ruinen in the Dutch municipality of De Wolden.

It is a thatched, octagonal wooden drainage mill dating from 1964. The sails have a span of 20 meters. Originally, this windmill was located in Echten and was in a state of disrepair. This mill was dismantled in 1962 and, according to the national monuments register, dated from the period 1866/1868. The mill was rebuilt at the current location and recommenced operation in 1964. Near this location, there was already a windmill until 1878. The reconstruction was carried out by the millwright J.D. Medendorp from Zuidlaren. Initially, the mill served as a holiday home managed by the then municipality of Ruinen. After the restoration by the firm Vaags from Aalten in the 1990s, the mill was transferred in ownership from the municipality to the Foundation Friends of the Ruiner Mill. Since then, the mill has been operational again and runs on a voluntary basis. The Zaandplatte was declared the most beautiful windmill in Drenthe in 2007, after an internet survey by the Drenthe windmill foundation.

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