9 Sights in Alkmaar, Netherlands (with Map and Images)
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Explore interesting sights in Alkmaar, Netherlands. Click on a marker on the map to view details about it. Underneath is an overview of the sights with images. A total of 9 sights are available in Alkmaar, Netherlands.
Sightseeing Tours in AlkmaarActivities in Alkmaar1. Sluismolen
The Sluismolen is a polder mill built in 1575 with an oak octagon on a low base. The mill is located near the Koedijkervlotbrug along the Noordhollandsch Kanaal in the village of Koedijk, although the postal address is Alkmaar. The mill is, like so many North Holland polder mills, an inland porter. Until 1926, the mill drained the Sluispolder exclusively by wind power. In that year, an electric auxiliary drive was installed and hardly any grinding was done on the wind. In 1944 the Sluismolen was made operational again due to problems with the electricity supply. Unreliable rods were the reason for the mill to be shut down after a short time. In 1948 the paddle wheel was replaced by an electrically driven auger.
2. Kapelkerk
The Kapelkerk is a medieval church in the old town of Alkmaar, on the river Laat. Originally, the Catholic St. John's Chapel stood on this site, hence the name "Chapel Church". The church is used by the Dutch Reformed Churches in Alkmaar for weekly worship services. In February 2016, this church congregation bought this church from the Protestant Church of the Netherlands, which guarantees its continued existence as a church building. In January 2019, the church was transferred to the Chapel Church Foundation.
3. Schermerhek
All that remains of the Schermerpoort is the Schermerhek, the two natural stone pillars with sandstone decorations. The Schermerpoort was a city gate in the Dutch city of Alkmaar. The remains are the only remnants of the seven city gates that Alkmaar has had. The pillars stood in front of the actual gate. On 16 December 1969 they were registered in the Register of Monuments as a national monument.
4. Muziekvereniging Excelsior
The former Volksbadhuis of the Dutch city of Alkmaar is a municipal monument in the center of the city. The property, opened in 1892, was the first municipal bathhouse in Alkmaar. At the same time with the bathhouse, villas were also built in the Emmakwartier which had a private bathroom. To take a bath in the bathhouse, ƒ 0.50 had to be paid.
5. Vismarkt
The fish market in Alkmaar is a national monument that consists of several stone galleries and covered fish banks. In the first half of the 19th century, the building served as a trading office and fish stall. The fish was stored in the galleries and displayed on the stone fish benches for the market.
6. Grote Sint-Laurenskerk
Grote or Sint-Laurenskerk is a landmark formerly Protestant church in Alkmaar, Netherlands, now in secular use. The building is located on the Koorstraat. It is mostly closed in the winter and open for tourists in the summer months or by appointment.
7. Cornelis Drebbel
Cornelis Jacobszoon Drebbel was a Dutch engineer and inventor. He was the builder of the first operational submarine in 1620 and an innovator who contributed to the development of measurement and control systems, optics and chemistry.
8. Doopsgezinde kerk
The Mennonite Church is a monumental hall church at Koningsweg 12 in Alkmaar, North Holland. The building was built on the initiative of pastor Hans de Ries, it is one of the oldest stone Mennonite churches in the Netherlands.
9. Molen van Piet
De Groot or the Mill of Piet is a round stone windmill in the Dutch city of Alkmaar. The mill was built as a shore mill on the Clarissenbolwerk near the former Kennemerpoort and still dominates the cityscape there.
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