Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Alblasserdam, Netherlands

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Number of sights 13 sights
Distance 4 km
Ascend 16 m
Descend 19 m

Explore Alblasserdam in Netherlands with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Individual Sights in Alblasserdam

Sight 1: Nederwaard Molen No.7

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Nederwaard Mill 7 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. On July 1, 2005, the mill's chain broke during grinding. This caused the roof of the mill to rotate from the west to the east. While this was happening, the outer rod of this mill broke. Probably because when the hood started to turn, forces were applied to the rod that he could not take. In June 2006 two new rods were installed.

Wikipedia: Nederwaard Molen No.7 (NL)

130 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 2: Nederwaard Molen No.6

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Nederwaard Molen 6 is one of the Kinderdijk windmills in the Dutch municipality of Molenlanden. The mill, which dates from 1738, is one of the eight mills that drain the Nederwaard. 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 mill, which used to be referred to as "Lord Lions", is inhabited and cannot be visited.

Wikipedia: Nederwaard Molen No.6 (NL)

125 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Nederwaard Molen No.5

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Nederwaard Molen 5 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. This mill was skewed considerably to the north and in the past attempts have been made to compensate for this in the masonry and in the wheel. In 2010 an extensive restoration began, during which the watercourses were restored. In July 2011 the mill was partially straightened.

Wikipedia: Nederwaard Molen No.5 (NL)

293 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: Overwaard Molen No.4

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Overwaard Mill No.4 is one of the Kinderdijk windmills in the Dutch municipality of Molenlanden. The mill, which dates from 1740, is one of the eight mills that drain 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. Until 1799, Windmill Overwaard No.4 had two paddle wheels: one for grinding the low basin in the high basin and a second for maintaining the high basin area. The latter paddle wheel has been removed.

Wikipedia: Overwaard Molen No.4 (NL)

167 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Overwaard Molen No.5

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Overwaard Mill No.5 is one of the Kinderdijk windmills, in the Dutch municipality of Molenlanden. The mill, which dates from 1740, is one of the eight mills that drain 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.

Wikipedia: Overwaard Molen No.5 (NL)

396 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 6: Overwaard Molen No.3

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Overwhelmed Molen No.3 is one of the Kinderdijk mills, in the Dutch municipality of Molenlanden. The mill dating back to 1740 is one of the eight mills that the Overwaard has. Owner is the foundation World Heritage Kinderdijk. The mill has an iron screen with a diameter of 6.70 meters, which is grinding the low bosom of the Overwaard. The mill is inhabited and is not visible.

Wikipedia: Overwaard Molen No.3 (NL)

168 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Overwaard Molen No.2

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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.

Wikipedia: Overwaard Molen No.2 (NL)

337 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 8: Nederwaard Molen No.4

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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.

Wikipedia: Nederwaard Molen No.4 (NL)

139 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: Nederwaard Molen No.3

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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.

Wikipedia: Nederwaard Molen No.3 (NL)

228 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 10: Nederwaard Molen No.2

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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.

Wikipedia: Nederwaard Molen No.2 (NL)

126 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: Overwaard Molen No.1

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Overwaard Molen No.1 is one of the Kinderdijkse Molens, in the Dutch municipality of Molenlanden. The mill that dates from 1740 was theite mill of the eight mills that are the overland told. The owner is the World Heritage Kinderdijk Foundation. The mill has an iron scoop wheel with a diameter of 6.70 meters with which the low bosom of the overperogue is told. The mill is inhabited and cannot be viewed.

Wikipedia: Overwaard Molen No.1 (NL)

157 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 12: Nederwaard Molen No.1

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Nederwaard Molen No.1 is one of the Kinderdijk windmills, in the Dutch municipality of Molenlanden. The mill, which dates from 1738, is inhabited and cannot be visited. The owner is 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 mill has sagged over the years and probably around 1870 a buttress was built against the hull on the northeastern side to prevent further sagging.

Wikipedia: Nederwaard Molen No.1 (EN)

1770 meters / 21 minutes

Sight 13: Kleine of Lage Molen

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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.

Wikipedia: Kleine of Lage Molen (NL)

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