Rotating steel of an imposing industrial waterwheel in blue light. Only one specimen of this type (Sagebien) waterwheel is left in the Netherlands. It turns in the Weaving Museum in Geldrop in water from the Kleine Dommel river. The Weaving Museum shows Geldrop's textile past and the significance of textiles for the development of the region. The museum is housed in the restored former woollen fabrics factory A. van den Heuvel en Zoon. Today, this industrial heritage is a national monument with the water wheel as its showpiece....
As an avid hiker and lover of nature, I can often be found - with camera - in the beautiful river area of Lek, Merwede, Maas and the Hollandsch Diep in all seasons. Nature along these rivers is increasingly getting space to develop spontaneously and ruggedly in.. Read more…