The pumping station was built in 1927 and is equipped with a pump installation driven by electric motors. The building was built in a sleek variant of the Amsterdam School. The facades are built in clean masonry and the building has a striking tiled roof, covered with red tiles. Until recently, the pumping station drained the Schagerkoggeboezem and kept an area of 3,000 hectares dry. The pumping station has two horizontal electric screw pumps (company Pannevis). The Schagerkogge pumping station is important for the history of drainage as a very well preserved example of a pumping station. The pumping station has extra value because of its striking location in the village view of Kolhorn and because of the integrated service house. Until 2006, the pumping station served as the first electric pumping station in the Netherlands.
Gemaal Schagerkogge
Nearby locations
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Monumentale woning en schuur – Nieuwe Streek 36
The house is a national monument and the former wooden fish shed has the status of a provincial monument.
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Municipal Marina Kolhorn
The Municipal Marina in Kolhorn is located on the West Frisian Omringdijk. At the port there is the possibility of refueling. In the village there are restaurants where you can eat. Since 2016, the port has modern facilities in a new port office. There is also wifi in the harbor. In summer, the annual night markets in the village are organized.
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Herdenkingspalen Hollands Kroon
This Foundation aims to commemorate and remember the planes and crew members who crashed in the municipality of Hollands Kroon during the Second World War by placing memorial poles.
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Stolpboerderij – Westfriesedijk 166
Stolp built in 1856/1858 with a symmetrical facade and two front doors.
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Monumentaal woonhuis – Oude Streek 42
This characteristic monumental house is located behind the Turfschuren on the Benedenkolk.
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De Egelantier
You can go for delicious ice cream and sandwiches at the Egelantier in Kolhorn. When the weather is nice you can enjoy it on the terrace with a view of Kolhorn. Who knows, a few boats are just passing by.
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Museum “De Turfschuur”
For centuries, Kolhorn was a harbor town on the former Zuiderzee. In Museum De Turfschuur you will find information about 1000 years of struggle against the water and the continuous adaptation to changing circumstances. From shipping and fishing to madder and arable farming.
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De Laurenskerk
The building may date from the 15th century, but was later modified with a three-sided closure and a northern extension. After considerable damage in the village fire of 15 September 1788, the church was restored in 1791-1792. The tower consists of a simple 19th-century tower with an eight-sided spire.
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Historische woning – Nieuwe Streek 22
Historische woning met een zadeldak aan de Nieuwe Streek in het beschermd dorpsgezicht Kolhorn.