Windmills of the Overwaard
Kinderdijk. Windmills of the Overwaard. Overwaard Molen No. 1, 2, 3. The wooden windmills of the Overwaard (1740) use a scoop wheel to pump water from the Lower Basin to the Upper Basin. Inside is enough living space to house the miller and his family.
Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout UNESCO World Heritage Site.
"The outstanding contribution made by the people of the Netherlands to the technology of handling water is admirably demonstrated by the installations in the Kinderdijk-Elshout area. Construction of hydraulic works for the drainage of land for agriculture and settlement began in the Middle Ages and have continued uninterruptedly to the present day. The site illustrates all the typical features associated with this technology – dykes, reservoirs, pumping stations, administrative buildings and a series of beautifully preserved windmills".
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