- Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal
Infobox World Heritage Site
WHS = Ir. D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station)
State Party = NLD
Type = Cultural
Criteria = i, ii, iv
ID = 867
Region = Europe and North America
Year = 1998
Session = 22nd
Link = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/867The ir. D.F. Woudagemaal (ir. Wouda pumping station) in theNetherlands , is the biggest currently running steam-powered pumping station in the world. OnOctober 7 1920 QueenWilhelmina opened the pumping station that is used to pump out redundant water fromFriesland .In 1967, after 47 years running on coal, the boilers were rebuilt to run on oil.
Since 1998 the ir. D.F. Woudagemaal has been listed on the
UNESCO World Heritage Site list.External links
* [http://www.woudagemaal.nl/ Official website]
*Notification when the pumping station is about to run [http://www.woudagemaal.nl/redir.asp?TargetID=1321&linkID=407]
*Panoramic Images (Quicktime required) [http://www.world-heritage-tour.org/europe/nl/DFWoudaSteamPump/polderDrainageArea.html]
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