Cruquius, Netherlands
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Cruquius 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.
Pumping station
Cruquius Museum, seen from Heemstede side of Cruquius bridge over the Ringvaart
Cruquius Museum entrance, showing piece of foundation from first steam mill in the Netherlands
Former residence of Cruquius mill's foreman, today a café next to the museum.
Spaarne
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The Spaarne is a river in North Holland, Netherlands. This partially canalized river connects the Ringvaart to a side branch of the North Sea Canal. It runs through Haarlem, Heemstede, and Spaarndam.
Cruquius, Netherlands
…the one at Cruquius. As a tribute to former planners, the pumping stations of the Haarlemmermeer were named after them. The one at the mouth of the Spaarne river, near Heemstede, was called Cruquius. To service the mill, the workers who lived there founded the village of the same name. The dike was built…
Mouth of the Spaarne
View of downtown Haarlem with the old weigh house in the middle
Teyler's Museum in Haarlem on the Spaarne
Modern and traditional houses along the Spaarne River