Kinderdijk

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Kinderdijk is a Dutch village in South Holland renowned for its historic windmills and UNESCO World Heritage-listed polder landscape.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
settlement
village
country Netherlands
drainageSystemIncludes dikes
pumping stations
reservoirs
sluices
windmills
governingBody municipality of Molenlanden
hasAreaCode 078
hasHeritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site
hasLandscapeType low-lying polder
hasOfficialName Kinderdijk self-link
hasPart Kinderdijk self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kinderdijk windmill network
hasPostalCodePrefix 2961
hasProtectionStatus protected cultural landscape
hasTouristInfrastructure boat tours
visitor center
walking and cycling paths
hasTransportConnection waterbus to Rotterdam region
heritageDesignation rijksmonument
knownFor Dutch water management system
historic windmills
polder drainage system
languageUsed Dutch
locatedIn Alblasserwaard region
surface form: Alblasserwaard

South Holland
municipality of Molenlanden
polder landscape
Western Netherlands
surface form: western Netherlands
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time
Central European Time
locatedNear Lek River
Noord River NERFINISHED
numberOfWindmills 19
partOf Dutch Water Defence Lines cultural landscape (broad context)
Kinderdijk self-linksurface differs
surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site "Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout"
previousMunicipality Nieuw-Lekkerland
primaryFunction drainage of polders
region Randstad metropolitan region
surface form: Randstad (broader metropolitan region)
tourismAttraction yes
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (i)
(ii)
(iv)
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 1997
waterManagementSystemType polder pumping system
windmillsConstructionPeriod 18th century

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Rijksmonument relatedDesignation Kinderdijk
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Netherlands
Molenlanden hasHeritageSiteNearby Kinderdijk
this entity surface form: Kinderdijk-Elshout windmill network
Molenlanden hasTourismAttractionNearby Kinderdijk
this entity surface form: Kinderdijk windmills
Zuid-Holland contains Kinderdijk
Kinderdijk hasPart Kinderdijk self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Kinderdijk windmill network
Kinderdijk partOf Kinderdijk self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site "Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout"
Kinderdijk hasOfficialName Kinderdijk self-link
Lek River nearbyWorldHeritageSite Kinderdijk
this entity surface form: Kinderdijk-Elshout Mill Network
Alblasserdam closeTo Kinderdijk
Alblasserdam hasHeritageSiteNearby Kinderdijk
this entity surface form: Kinderdijk UNESCO World Heritage Site
River Lek flowsThrough Kinderdijk
this entity surface form: Kinderdijk area
River Lek nearbySite Kinderdijk
this entity surface form: Kinderdijk UNESCO World Heritage Site