Kinderdijk windmills, world heritage

According to legend, Kinderdijk owes its name to an event in 1421 when a huge mass of water, the Saint Elisabeth flood, inundated everything in the area. At the foot of a dike was a cradle with a crying baby. A cat jumped into the cradle and thus kept it in balance and afloat. The child was rescued though the cat disappeared into memory -- thus the name Kinderdijk.
Officially designated by UNESCO as World Heritage Site, this site is to be safeguarded for the future as a testimony to its enduring past.
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[DrGloer]

Another legend, however, indicates that the dike is to be caused by child labor. But I prefer your legend :-)))

lg anette ;-))