Molenviergang Aarlanderveen, Water mill system in Aarlanderveen, Netherlands.
Four interconnected windmills form a sequence that pumps water from the polder to the Oude Rijn river through different elevation levels.
The first three mills were constructed around 1786, while the fourth mill, known as Putmolen, was added in 1801 for peat extraction.
Each of the four mills requires the expertise of dedicated millers who maintain the traditional water management techniques of the Netherlands.
The mills operate solely on wind power to drain water from land that sits 5.4 meters below sea level into the river system.
This mill system represents the last functional windmill drainage complex in the world that manages water levels without mechanical assistance.
Location: Alphen aan den Rijn
GPS coordinates: 52.12222,4.71722
Latest update: March 7, 2025 16:16
Nigrum Pullum
1.9 km
Aarlanderveen Molen No.4
1.5 km
De Dikke Molen
1.4 km
Ziendesluis
2.2 km
Nederlands Hervormde Kerk
2 km
Aarlanderveen Molen No.2
617 m
Aarlanderveen Molen No.3
777 m
Aarlanderveen Molen No.1
903 m
Steektermolen
1.9 km
Nederlands Hervormde Kerk, Aarlanderveen
2.2 km
Lindenhovestraat 2, Alphen aan den Rijn
1.9 km
Plein 8, Zwammerdam
2 km
Dorpsstraat 36, Aarlanderveen
2.2 km
Lindenhove
1.6 km
Kerkplein 6, Zwammerdam
2 km
Gepleisterde boerderij onder rieten wolfdak. Het woongedeelte heeft rechts een opkamer
1.8 km
Middelstede
1.7 km
Het Oude Rechthuis: gepleisterd pand met puntgevel, waarin vlechtingen en ontlastingsbogen. Zadeldak, met riet gedekt
2.2 km
Pand onder verdieping, onder hoog pannen schilddak. Vensters met zesruitsschuiframen en houten kroonlijst
2.2 km
Zuideinde 10, Aarlanderveen
1.9 km
Zuideinde 12, Aarlanderveen
1.9 km
Zuideinde 30, Aarlanderveen
2.2 km
Kortsteekterweg 30, Alphen aan den Rijn
1.2 km
Toren van de Nederlands Hervormde Kerk
2 km
Begraafplaats: baarhuisje aan de zuidzijde
1.9 km
Begraafplaats: baarhuisje aan de noordzijde
1.9 km
Begraafplaats: smeedijzeren hek
1.9 km
Verzetsmonument
2.1 kmReviews
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