9 Sights in Alblasserdam, Netherlands (with Map and Images)
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Welcome to your journey through the most beautiful sights in Alblasserdam, Netherlands! Whether you want to discover the city's historical treasures or experience its modern highlights, you'll find everything your heart desires here. Be inspired by our selection and plan your unforgettable adventure in Alblasserdam. Dive into the diversity of this fascinating city and discover everything it has to offer.
Sightseeing Tours in Alblasserdam1. Overwaard Molen No.2
Overwaard Mill No.2 is a windmill in Kinderdijk, in the Dutch municipality of Molenlanden. The mill was built in 1740 by order of the Overwaard water board. After many years of grinding the bosom, fate struck. On April 12, 1981, a fire broke out due to a leaking gas cylinder. The mill was so badly damaged that the octagon had to be pulled down. The mill was only insured against fire for 75,000 guilders. On March 28, 1983, the foundation for the reconstruction of the windmill in Kinderdijk was founded. Two years later, reconstruction began. On 26 April 1985, Prince Claus put the rebuilt mill into operation. The flight of the mill is 29.56 m., which means that the mill Overwaard No.2 had the largest flight of all Dutch mills until the reconstruction of basin mill no. 6 in Haastrecht in 2011.
2. Overwaard Molen No.1
Overwaard Mill No.1 is one of the Kinderdijk windmills, in the Dutch municipality of Molenlanden. The mill, which dates from 1740, was the gauge mill of the eight mills that drained the Overwaard. It is owned by the Kinderdijk World Heritage Foundation. The mill has an iron paddle wheel with a diameter of 6.70 meters that is used to drain the low basin of the Overwaard. The mill is inhabited and cannot be visited.
3. Nederwaard Molen No.2
Nederwaard Mill 2 is one of the Kinderdijk windmills in the Dutch municipality of Molenlanden. The mill, which dates back to 1738, serves as a visitor's mill. There is a museum house in the mill. It is owned by the Kinderdijk World Heritage Foundation. The mill has an iron paddle wheel with a diameter of 6.30 meters with which the low basin of the Nederwaard is drained.
4. Kleine of Lage Molen
The Kleine or Lage Molen is a ground sailer on the Boezemkade in the Dutch town of Nieuw-Lekkerland. It was built in 1761 to replace an earlier seesaw mill that had been badly damaged by storms. The Kleine or Lage Molen is one of the Kinderdijk windmills. The Lage molen functioned as a lower mill and, together with the disappeared Oude Molen, pumped the water from the polder to the lower basin. The High Mill pumped the water out to the High Basin. When in 1966 the paddle wheel of the Hoge Molen was replaced by an auger and the mill was able to raise the water directly from the polder level, the Lage Molen lost its function. Since 1997, the polder has discharged the excess water directly into the Lage Boezem of the Overwaard via an auger pumping station.
5. Nederwaard Molen No.4
Nederwaard Molen 4 is one of the Kinderdijk windmills, in the Dutch municipality of Molenlanden. The mill, which dates back to 1738, is inhabited and cannot be visited. It is owned by the Kinderdijk World Heritage Foundation. The mill has an iron paddle wheel with a diameter of 6.30 meters with which the low basin of the Nederwaard is drained. The hull of this mill was built 48 cm higher in September 1871.
6. Nederwaard Molen No.3
Nederwaard Molen 3 is one of the Kinderdijk windmills, in the Dutch municipality of Molenlanden. The mill, which dates back to 1738, is inhabited and cannot be visited. It is owned by the Kinderdijk World Heritage Foundation. The mill has an iron paddle wheel with a diameter of 6.50 meters that is used to drain the low basin of the Nederwaard.
7. Huis van Zessen
The Huis van Zessen is located on the West-Kinderdijk in Alblasserdam and was built in 1923. The house was designed by Cornelis van Eesteren for the widow A. van Zessen. It is the only house designed by Van Eesteren that was built and still exists today.
8. Kortlandse Molen
The Kortlandse Molen in Alblasserdam is a polder mill built in 1890, replacing an earlier seesaw mill. It is a round stone mill, the lower part of which is cylindrically bricked with a conical masonry part on top. This particular shape is rarely found elsewhere. The Kortlandse Molen has a paddle wheel outside the mill, which was used to drain the polder by wind power until 1953. It was then sold to the municipality of Alblasserdam, which maintained it. The mill now drains the Kortland polder on a voluntary basis.
9. Souburghse Molen
The Souburgse Molen is a round stone mill in the Dutch municipality of Alblasserdam. The mill was built in 1860 and was used as a polder mill until 1945. The mill drained the Souburg polder with a paddle wheel until this function was taken over by an electric pumping station. It was dismantled in 1997. Since 2014, the Souburg Mill has been owned by the SIMAV, which will restore the mill in working order. Restoration work started in May 2019.
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