Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal

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Ir. D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station)1
UNESCO World Heritage Site
State Party Flag of Netherlands Netherlands
Type Cultural
Criteria i, ii, iv
Identification #867
Region2 Europe and North America
Inscription History
Formal Inscription: 1998
22nd WH Committee Session
WH link: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/867

1 Name as officially inscribed on the WH List
2 As classified officially by UNESCO

The ir. D.F. Woudagemaal (ir. Wouda pumping station) in the Netherlands, is the biggest currently running steam-powered pumping station in the world. On October 7, 1920 Queen Wilhelmina opened the pumping station that is used to pump out redundant water from Friesland.

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.

[edit] External links

  • Notification when the pumping station is about to run [1]
  • Panoramic Images (Quicktime required) [2]
Flag of the Netherlands
World Heritage Sites in the Kingdom of the Netherlands

Beemster Polder | D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station | Defence Line of Amsterdam | Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout | Rietveld Schröder House | Schokland and Surroundings | Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Netherlands Antilles

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