Lemmer: Former Zuiderzee Port with UNESCO Steam Pumping Station
The Ir. D.F. Woudagemaal in Lemmer is the largest steam-driven pumping station ever built and still operational. UNESCO inscribed it as a World Heritage Site in 1998 for its role in Dutch water management. The station pumps excess water from Friesland into the IJsselmeer when electric pumps cannot keep up. Lemmer itself has about 10,050 residents and belongs to the gemeente De Fryske Marren.
Before the Afsluitdijk closed off the Zuiderzee in 1932, Lemmer was an active fishing port and ferry terminal. The Lemsteraakt, a traditional flat-bottomed sailing vessel, takes its name from the town. The harbour still serves recreational sailors. The Friese Meren lake district stretches north and west, making Lemmer a starting point for watersport holidays.
The Princess Margriet locks at Lemmer connect the Frisian waterways to the IJsselmeer. Heerenveen is about 20 kilometres north. Emmeloord in the Noordoostpolder lies roughly 10 kilometres south across the water.
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The Ir. D.F. Woudagemaal in Lemmer is the largest steam-driven pumping station ever built and still operational. UNESCO inscribed it as a World Heritage Site in 1998 for its role in Dutch water management. The station pumps excess water from Friesland into the IJsselmeer when electric pumps cannot keep up. Lemmer itself has about 10,050 residents and belongs to the gemeente De Fryske Marren.
Before the Afsluitdijk closed off the Zuiderzee in 1932, Lemmer was an active fishing port and ferry terminal. The Lemsteraakt, a traditional flat-bottomed sailing vessel, takes its name from the town. The harbour still serves recreational sailors. The Friese Meren lake district stretches north and west, making Lemmer a starting point for watersport holidays.
The Princess Margriet locks at Lemmer connect the Frisian waterways to the IJsselmeer. Heerenveen is about 20 kilometres north. Emmeloord in the Noordoostpolder lies roughly 10 kilometres south across the water.
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