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Nederwaard Molen No.2

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Nederwaard Molen No.2 is one of the Kinderdijk windmills, in the Dutch municipality of Molenlanden.[1]

Description

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The mill, which dates from 1738, serves as a visitor mill. There is a museum house in the mill.[2][3] The owner is the Kinderdijk World Heritage Foundation. The mill has an iron paddle wheel with a diameter of 6.30 meters with which the low basin of the Nederwaard is drained.

References

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  1. ^ "Molen Nederwaard Molen No.2, Kinderdijk". De Nederlandse Molendatabase. December 29, 1738.
  2. ^ "Nederwaard Molen No.2 te Kinderdijk | De Hollandsche Molen". www.molens.nl.
  3. ^ "Nederwaard 5, 2961 AS te Kinderdijk | Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed". monumentenregister.cultureelerfgoed.nl.