Welcome to Kinderdijk

As the last stop before the end of the river cruise we docked in the little village of Kinderdijk to see a collection of windmills.  These particular windmills were actually to move water, versus the stereotype of milling.  We were able to walk over from the ship to the windmills which is always a plus when your traveling

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  • No Population listed.  It is very tiny
  • Name is Dutch for Children Dike
  • Windmills built in 1740
  • There 19 Windmills
  • UNESCO World Heritage site in 1997.
  • Some of the windmills are still lived in by a caretaker
  • Built to drain a lake threatening the area with flooding

Windmills

Cruising the Rhine