13 Sights in Schiedam, Netherlands (with Map and Images)
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Explore interesting sights in Schiedam, 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 13 sights are available in Schiedam, Netherlands.
Sightseeing Tours in Schiedam1. De Plantage
De Plantage, a park in Schiedam, is located between Lange Nieuwstraat and Tuinlaan. It was laid out in 1767 by city architect Arij van Bol'es. At the time, the area was the green zone on the outskirts of Schiedam. In 1826 the Plantation was redesigned under the direction of landscape architect Jan David Zocher. Around 1954, the Plantage was redesigned by Jan Bijhouwer, who removed many nineteenth-century elements and, if requested, added a playground and a music stage. Bijhouwer worked together with the head of the Schiedam public gardens department, Jan Jacob Schipper.
2. De Vrijheid
De Vrijheid is a windmill in Schiedam. The mill at Noordvest 40 is the "neighboring mill" of mill De Noord and was built in 1785 by order of a number of burners as a stone scaffolding mill between the mill De Noord and the former mill De Star, but against the wishes of several other burners. They were afraid that the new mill would hinder the wind catch for other mills due to its width and size. The mill milled for the roasters until 1917.
3. Grote of St. Janskerk
The Grote or Sint-Janskerk in Schiedam is a three-aisled hall church, which was built on the site where a church had already stood in the 13th century. The construction of the present church was started in 1335. During the Reformation, the originally Catholic church came into the hands of the Protestants. The church is used by the 'Protestant Church in Schiedam' which is part of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands.
4. Babbersmolen
The Babbersmolen is located along the Poldervaart in the South Holland municipality of Schiedam. It is the oldest stone polder mill in the Netherlands. For a long time, only the 16-metre-high hull was still intact, but since 2013 the polder mill has been restored to its former state. The mill is located on the allotment complex 'Vijfsluizen'. It can be seen from the metro to Hoek van Holland and from the Poldervaart.
5. H.H. Jacobus en Martinus
The Sint-Jacobuskerk is a neo-Romanesque Roman Catholic parish church located on the Kerkweg in the Kerkbuurt of Kethel in the municipality of Schiedam. The church building was designed by Adrianus Bleijs and was completed in 1890. The church is dedicated to James the Greater and later also to Saint Martin and it is the church of the Jacobus and Martinus parish.
6. De Nieuwe Palmboom
Palm trees are windmills in the southern Dutch city of scheidam, originally built in 1781 to grind raw materials for gin production. In 1901, in a fire on the other side of the vest, sparks were transmitted and the factory burned completely. The plant's stumps remained stable and rebuilt between 1991 and 1993. The rebuilt factory was named New Palm Tree.
7. Liduina Basiliek
The Basilica of St. Liduina and Our Lady of the Rosary is a neo-Gothic Roman Catholic church in Schiedam, built in the period 1878-1881. The church is known locally under the names Singelkerk and St. Liduinabasiliek. It was designed by Evert Margry, a pupil of P. J. H. Cuypers. The church is dedicated to Saint Liduina of Schiedam
Wikipedia: Basiliek van de H. Liduina en Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van de Rozenkrans (NL), Website
8. De Noord
De Noord is a windmill located on the Noordvest 38 in Schiedam, Netherlands. It is the tallest windmill in the world with a roof height of 33.3 metres. Its wing span is 26.6 metres. The mill is one of the five remaining windmills in Schiedam, and is a national monument since 29 May 1969. Today De Noord houses a restaurant.
9. Korenbeurs
The Schiedammer Korenbeurs or Koopmansbeurs is a national monument from 1786-'92. Malt wine, cereals and rinsing were traded in the Korenbeurs. This trade was directly related to the distilleries for gin located in Schiedam. The Beurs is seen as one of the monuments of the Schiedam jenever industry.
10. Oude Stadhuis
The Old Town Hall of Schiedam is located on the Grote Markt. The building, built in 1538, was rebuilt after fire (1604) in 1606, and in 1637 provided with the current gables. The double staircase dates from 1717-1718. In 1782 it was modernized by then city architect Rutger van Bol'es.
11. Noletmolen
De Nolet is a wind turbine in Schiedam, The Netherlands which is disguised as a traditional Schiedam windmill. De Nolet has a tower height of 43 metres and a gross height of 55 metres including its rotor tips. The turbine's rated capacity is 150 kW.
12. Nationaal Jenevermuseum
Since 1996, the National Jenever Museum Schiedam has been located in a former malt wine distillery and distillery De Locomotief at Lange Haven 74 in the South Holland city of Schiedam, the city that became known as the gin capital of the world.
13. Nederlandse Protestanten Bond
The Zaalkerk in Schiedam is a church building that was built for the local branch of the Dutch Protestant League. The church was designed by architect Henri Evers and was consecrated on December 26, 1909.
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