Cruquius, Netherlands
Cruquius | ||
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Postal code 2142[1] | ||
Dialing code | 023 |
Cruquius (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkrykijʏs]) is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Haarlemmermeer and lies about 4 km northwest of Hoofddorp.
History
Cruquius gets its name from
"By a private letter from Rotterdam, we are told, that the Dutch Engineers, in their Plan for draining the lake of Haerlem, proposed to employ 150 mills for three Years, and had computed the Expense at a Million and Half of Florins, but that a German, who had been long employed in the Mines of Hungary and Hartz, had proposed to drain it with 50 machines, in 15 months, at a far less Expense; and that he has been ordered to erect one of those Machines, which, if it shall be found to execute what he has asserted, his Proposal will be immediately accepted."
Even 50 machines proved too expensive, so it wasn't until successful experiments with steam pumping stations, such as at nearby
Gallery
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Cruquius Museum, seen from Heemstede side of Cruquius bridge over the Ringvaart
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Cruquius Museum entrance, showing piece of foundation from first steam mill in the Netherlands
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Former residence of Cruquius mill's foreman, today a café next to the museum.
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House in Cruquius
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 2142AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ Virginia Gazette, Hunter, September 26, 1751, page 3 Archived October 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine, facsimile on research.history.org