Windmills Of Kinderdijk, Netherlands - Photos And Videos Of The Windmills.

The windmills at Kinderdijk are a group of 19 monumental windmills in the Alblasserwaard polder, in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. Most of the mills are part of the village of Kinderdijk in the municipality of Molenwaard, and one mill, De Blokker, is part of the municipality of Alblasserdam.

Aerial View of the Windmills of Kinderdijk in Holland — Aerial View of the Windmills of Kinderdijk in The Netherlands

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Windmills of Kinderdijk in the Netherlands

Ticket Sales for the Windmills in Kinderdijk, Holland — Former Ticket Sales for the Windmills in Kinderdijk, The Netherlands

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Windmühlen von Kinderdijk in den Niederlanden

Stenen Nederwaard Molen uit 1738 in Kinderdijk, Nederland — Stone Nederwaard Windmill from 1738 in Kinderdijk, The Netherlands

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Built in 1738 and 1740, to keep water out of the polder, it is the largest concentration of old windmills in the Netherlands and one of the best-known Dutch tourist sites. The mills are listed as national monuments and the entire area is a protected village view since 1993. They have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997.

Molinos de Viento de Kinderdijk en los Países Bajos

Map of the Windmills of Kinderdijk, Holland — Map of the Windmills of Kinderdijk, The Netherlands

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小孩堤防的风车在荷兰

Chemin de Randonnée entre les Moulins à Vent de Kinderdijk, Pays-Bas — Walkway between the Windmills in Kinderdijk, the Netherlands

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Moulins à Vent de Kinderdijk aux Pays-Bas

Percorsi a Piedi nei Mulini a Vento di Kinderdijk, Paesi Bassi — Walking Routes at the Windmills of Kinderdijk, The Netherlands

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Molens van Kinderdijk in Nederland

Kinderdijk Windmills in Holland — Kinderdijk Windmills in The Netherlands

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Kinderdijk lies in the Alblasserwaard, at the confluence of the Lek and Noord rivers. In Alblasserwaard, problems with water became more and more apparent in the 13th century. Large canals, called “weteringen”, were dug to get rid of the excess water in the polders. However, the drained soil started setting, while the level of the river rose due to the river’s sand deposits. After a few centuries, an additional way to keep the polders dry was required. It was decided to build a series of windmills, with a limited capacity to bridge water level differences, but just able to pump water into a reservoir at an intermediate level between the soil in the polder and the river; the reservoir could be pumped out into the river by other windmills whenever the river level was low enough; the river level has both seasonal and tidal variations.