Overwaard Mill No.5 - Kinderdijk - The Netherlands
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Overwaard Mill No.5 is one of the Kinderdijk windmills in the Dutch municipality of Molenlanden. The mill, which dates from 1740, is one of the eight mills that drain the Overwaard.
Waymark Code: WM147RC
Location: Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Date Posted: 05/09/2021
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Overwaard Mill No.5 is one of the Kinderdijk windmills in the Dutch municipality of Molenlanden. The mill, which dates from 1740, is one of the eight mills that drain the Overwaard. The owner is the Kinderdijk World Heritage Foundation. The mill has an iron paddle wheel with a diameter of 6.70 meters, which is used to drain the low basin of the Overwaard. The mill is inhabited and cannot be visited.
Date of Manufacture: 01/01/1740
Purpose: Water Pumping
Open to the public: no
Is This Windmill Functional?: Yes!
Windmill Farm: yes
Cost: Not Listed
Museum on Site: Not Listed
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