The mills of Kinderdijk are nineteen mills in the northwest of the Alblasserwaard, a region in the Dutch province of South Holland. Although they are referred to as belonging to the village of Kinderdijk (municipality of Molenlanden), one mill lies just outside it (De Blokker), in the municipality of Alblasserdam.
These are storage mills, which form two mill races and are a major (including international) tourist attraction. Since 1997 they have been on the UNESCO World Heritage List and the area is also a protected village sight. The mill rows can only be visited on foot or by bicycle. Three mills are open to the public.
The mills at Kinderdijk were built from the end of the fifteenth century, but the current mills almost all date from 1738 and 1740.
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