Windmill at Kinderdijk , The Netherlands (Unesco world heritage)
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Kinderdijk is a village in the Netherlands, belonging to the municipality of Molenwaard, in the province South Holland, about 15 km east of Rotterdam. Kinderdijk is situated in a polder in the Alblasserwaard. To drain the polder, a system of 19 windmills was built around 1740. This group of mills is the largest concentration of old windmills in the Netherlands. The windmills of Kinderdijk are one of the best known Dutch tourist sites. They have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997.
Submitted: 15/07/2021
Accepted: 16/07/2021
Published:
- (China) 15-Oct-2024
Windmill at Kinderdijk , The Netherlands (Unesco world heritage)
Buy this photo on Getty Images : Getty Images
Kinderdijk is a village in the Netherlands, belonging to the municipality of Molenwaard, in the province South Holland, about 15 km east of Rotterdam. Kinderdijk is situated in a polder in the Alblasserwaard. To drain the polder, a system of 19 windmills was built around 1740. This group of mills is the largest concentration of old windmills in the Netherlands. The windmills of Kinderdijk are one of the best known Dutch tourist sites. They have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997.
Submitted: 15/07/2021
Accepted: 16/07/2021
Published:
- (China) 15-Oct-2024