7 Sights in Leidschendam, Netherlands (with Map and Images)

Hofwijck is a mansion built for 17th-century politician Constantijn Huygens. It is located in Voorburg on the Vliet canal from The Hague to Leiden. Formal address of the cultural heritage is 2 Westeinde, Voorburg, the Netherlands, but its location today is better known as the Voorburg railway station.

Wikipedia: Hofwijck (EN)

The Salamander is a sawmill in the Dutch town of Leidschendam. The mill was built in 1777 as a replacement for a burnt-out predecessor from the seventeenth century. It was in operation until 1953. The rotating motion of the mill is transmitted to the sawing area by means of drive belts, where awnings attached to the crankshaft set the two saw frames in motion. The Salamander has a crankshaft with four cranks, but only two of them are used. The two saw frames are linked to this. From the end of the 19th century, a steam engine was used to make it possible to cut even when there was no wind. This steam engine was fired with waste wood.

Wikipedia: De Salamander (NL), Website

The old or martini church in the Dutch town of Voorburg is one of the two neighborhood churches of the Protestant municipality of Voorburg and belongs to the Protestant Church of the Netherlands. It is the oldest church building in Voorburg.

Wikipedia: Oude of Martinikerk (Voorburg) (NL)

The Ondermolen Nieuwe Driemanspolder is part of the Molendriegang near the Dutch town of Leidschendam. This first stage of the mill walk has a delivery height of 1.35 m. The predecessor of this mill was built in 1672 together with the two other mills for the purpose of draining the Nieuwe Driemanspolder. On July 11, 1902, the mill burned down after being struck by lightning. The current mill was completed a year later. The mill has been equipped with a centrifugal pump since 1945. In 1951 the mill was stopped. A pumping station took over the task of the mills, and in addition, the installation of the centrifugal pump in this mill had created an imbalance in the drainage. Since 1958, the mills have been owned by the province of South Holland. In 2006 another pump was installed in the mill, bringing the three-speed system back into balance.

Wikipedia: Ondermolen Nieuwe Driemanspolder (NL)

Buitenplaats Leeuwenbergh was a country estate on the Westvlietweg in the Dutch town of Leidschendam, part of the municipality of Leidschendam-Voorburg in the province of South Holland. The house was originally founded around 1640 by Lenaert Kettingh, a member of the city council of The Hague.

Wikipedia: Buitenplaats Leeuwenbergh (NL)

The Bovenmolen Nieuwe Driemanspolder is part of the Molendriegang near the Dutch town of Leidschendam. This third stage of the mill walk has a head of 1.35 m. The mill was built in 1672 together with the other two mills for the purpose of draining the Nieuwe Driemanspolder. The mill is equipped with a paddle wheel. In 1951 the mill was stopped. A pumping station took over the task of the mills, and in addition, a change to the lower mill had created an imbalance in the drainage. Since 1958, the mills have been owned by the province of South Holland.

Wikipedia: Bovenmolen Nieuwe Driemanspolder (NL)

The Middenmolen Nieuwe Driemanspolder is part of the Molendriegang near the Dutch town of Leidschendam. This second stage of the mill corridor has a delivery height of 1.35 m. The mill was built in 1672 together with the other two mills for the purpose of draining the Nieuwe Driemanspolder. The mill is equipped with a paddle wheel. In 1951 the mill was stopped. A pumping station took over the task of the mills, and in addition, a change to the lower mill had created an imbalance in the drainage. Since 1958, the mills have been owned by the province of South Holland. The mill is milling and runs once a month, on Saturdays.

Wikipedia: Middenmolen Nieuwe Driemanspolder (NL)