Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #2 in Alblasserdam, Netherlands
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2.6 km
14 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 AlblasserdamSight 1: 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.
Sight 2: Nederwaard Molen No.8
Nederwaard Molen 8 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. Nederwaard No.8 is the only one of the Nederwaard windmills that has never been raised. As a result, the mill has the shortest rods of the eight mills. On February 23, 2006, the king spindle broke during grinding. In 2008 mill No.8 was restored for the last time.
Sight 3: De Blokker
The Blokker or Blokweerse mill is one of the nineteen Kinderdijk windmills. These windmills are located in the Dutch province of South Holland. In contrast to the other eighteen, this mill is not located on the territory of the village of Kinderdijk, which belongs to the municipality of Molenlanden, but in the neighboring municipality of Alblasserdam. The mill is also known as 'Blokkerse Wip', because it is a seesaw mill. It is intended to drain the Blokweerse part of the Alblasserwaard.
Sight 4: Overwaard Molen No.6
Overwaard Mill No.6 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.
Sight 5: Overwaard Molen No.7
Overwaard Mill No.7 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.
Sight 6: Overwaard Molen No.8
Overwaard Mill No.8 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 top of the octagon was mistakenly made 1 foot wider than indicated in the specifications, so that the mill shows slightly more substantial than the other sevens on the Overwaard. The mill is inhabited and cannot be visited.
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