Kinderdijk

The Kinderdijk is one of the most iconic and beautiful pieces of the Netherlands. When you think of the Netherlands, you think of windmills. And nowhere else can you find so many iconic windmills packed and working together as at Kinderdijk. Originally the watermills were build in the 15th century, but the current 19 windmills are mostly from the 18th century, operating together to pump the water upwards from the polders. The Netherlands has been draining land and managing water since the middle ages. The Kinderdijk is an historically important site as you can see how water was managed in the Netherlands from the middle ages up to modern times.