The Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout UNESCO World Heritage site. in 18th centuiry this network was created to use wind power to move water from the polders to the basins.
Kinderdijk-Elshout Mill Network includs Overwaard’s wooden mills and Nederwaard’s brick mills, 19 mills together .
Some mills are open to touorists, the others are still inhabited. Some are maintained by families who have been living here since the 18th century.
Nederwaard’s Museum mill was built in 1738 and this old engine is still working exellently.
For generations, this mill was occupied and operated by members of the Hoek family. This famous miller’s family set foot on Kinderdijk soil back in 1744, personified by Jacob Hoek.
For decades now, the Nederwaard Museum Mill has been welcoming visitors from all over the world.