Museum Stoomgemaal Winschoten

About

Of the hundreds of steam pumping stations that once kept the Netherlands dry, nine have been preserved. The Stoomgemaal Winschoten Museum takes a unique position here as a pumping steam pumping station. It is the only one of the approximately 120 steam pumping stations in the province of Groningen that has been preserved. The steam pumping station was put out of operation in 1971 because the Hunge

At a glance

• Typical visit: about 30 minutes