Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout World Heritage Site

Official name

Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout | UNESCO

Country

Netherlands | Map

Continent

Europe

Location

Municipalities of Alblasserdam and Nieuw-Lekkerland, Province of Zuid-Holland
51.8825° Lat, 4.6494° Lon | Map

Code

818

Time Zone

Europe/Amsterdam (CEST, +0200)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1997. 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.