{"id":31272,"date":"2021-11-27T22:46:13","date_gmt":"2021-11-28T03:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.besabine.com\/day-trip-holland-discover-the-windmills-of-kinderdijk\/"},"modified":"2023-07-02T23:05:18","modified_gmt":"2023-07-03T04:05:18","slug":"day-trip-holland-discover-the-windmills-of-kinderdijk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.besabine.com\/en\/day-trip-holland-discover-the-windmills-of-kinderdijk\/","title":{"rendered":"Day trip Holland | Discover the windmills of Kinderdijk"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the way back from our weekend break in Zeeland<\/strong><\/a> towards Amsterdam, we visited Kinderdijk. One of the archetypal Dutch attractions for a day trip in the Netherlands. I had high expectations beforehand; was it really as beautiful as imagined? What to see and to do in Kinderdijk? How do you visit the mills? Why are the windmills there in the first place? Read all about visiting this beautiful UNESCO World Heritage destination here.<\/p>\n

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What is Kinderdijk?<\/h2>\n
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Kinderdijk is a village located in the Dutch province of South Holland, more precisely in the Alblasserwaard. A tract of land between Utrecht, Rotterdam and Dordrecht that is part of the southern part of the Green Heart. Kinderdijk is located in the municipality of Molenlanden at the place where the rivers North and Lek meet.<\/p>\n

The original name of the village is Elshout. Where the name Kinderdijk comes from is not entirely clear, although there are several theories. In 1886, Kinderdijk was the first Dutch village with an electricity supply.<\/p>\n

Very interesting, but of course Kinderdijk is mainly known for its windmills. Nineteen to be exact. Which have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997. Besides the mills, Kinderdijk is also internationally known for its water management, which has played an important role in this low-lying part of the Netherlands since the Middle Ages.<\/p>\n\n\t\t