Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station)
World Heritage
Netherlands
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The Woda pumping station in Leimer, Friesland, was commissioned in 1920. It is the largest steam pumping station ever built and is still in operation today. It represents the culmination of the contribution of Dutch engineers and architects to protecting people and land from the forces of nature.
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Information extracted from Wikidata
number of rooms | viaf-235262213 |
office held by head of the organization | http://g.co/kg/m/08q5gx |
use | museum |
use | boezemgemaal |
Commons category | Ir. D.F. Wouda-gemaal |
powered by | steam engine |
coordinate location | Point(5.678888888 52.845833333) |
official website | http://www.woudagemaal.nl |
start time | 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z |
date of official opening | 1920-01-01T00:00:00Z |
native label | Ir. D.F. Woudagemaal |
area | 7.32 |
World Heritage criteria | World Heritage selection criterion (ii) |
World Heritage criteria | World Heritage selection criterion (i) |
World Heritage criteria | Larousse Encyclopedia online |
street address | Gemaalweg 1, 8531 PS Lemmer |
uses | 7609711-0 |
image | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Woudagemaal%201.jpg |
image | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Woudagemaal-the-Netherlands.jpg |
instance of | museum |
instance of | steamdriven pumping station |
executive body | Ir. D.F. Wouda-gemaal |
located on street | Gemaalweg |
street number | 1 |
heritage designation | Rijksmonument |
start time | 1977-08-30T00:00:00Z |
official name | Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station) |
official name | اير.دي.أف. ووداجمال (محطة ضخّ بخارية في دي.أف. وودا) |
official name | Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station) |
official name | Ir. D.F. Woudagemaal (Estación de bombeo a vapor de D.F. Wouda) |
official name | Ir. D.F. Woudagemaal (station de pompage à la vapeur de D.F. Wouda) |
official name | Ir.D.F.ヴァウダヘマール(D.F.ヴァウダ蒸気水揚げポンプ場) |
official name | Ir. D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Stoompompstation) |
official name | Паровая насосная станция Вауда |
official name | 迪•弗•伍达蒸汽泵站 |
area | 20.68 |
applies to part | buffer zone |
located in the administrative territorial entity | Lemsterland |
start time | 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z |
end time | 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z |
located in the administrative territorial entity | De Fryske Marren |
start time | 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z |