Rijn en Lek
Rijn en Lek is a windmill in Wijk bij Duurstede, Utrecht Hill Ridge, Utrecht which is located on Dijkstraat. Rijn en Lek is situated nearby to the memorial Monument aan de Markt, as well as near the building De Keizerskroon.Photo: Dirkjankraan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Windmill
- Description: windmill in Wijk bij Duurstede, Netherlands
- Address: Dijkstraat 29, Wijk bij Duurstede, 3961AA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Duurstede Castle and Monument aan de Markt.
Duurstede Castle
Castle
Photo: Arch, Public domain.
Castle Duurstede is a medieval castle in Wijk bij Duurstede in the province of Utrecht in the Netherlands. Duurstede Castle is situated 460 metres southwest of Rijn en Lek.
Monument aan de Markt
Memorial
Photo: Agaath, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Monument aan de Markt is a memorial, which is situated 290 metres northwest of Rijn en Lek.
De Keizerskroon
Building
Photo: J.M.A.C.Peters, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
De Keizerskroon is a building, which is situated 340 metres northwest of Rijn en Lek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rijswijk and Ravenswaaij.
Rijswijk
Village
Photo: China Crisis, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rijswijk is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Buren, and lies about 9 km north of Tiel. It was first mentioned between 918 and 948 as Risuuic, and means "neighbourhood near twigs".
Ravenswaaij
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ravenswaaij is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Buren, and lies about 10 km northwest of Tiel. It was first mentioned in 1139 as Raueneswade, and means "fordable place of Raven ". Ravenswaaij is situated 2½ km southwest of Rijn en Lek.
Overlangbroek
Hamlet
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Overlangbroek is a former village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Wijk bij Duurstede, and lies about 11 km southeast of Zeist. The village officially merged with Nederlangbroek into Langbroek in 1978. Overlangbroek is situated 3½ km northeast of Rijn en Lek.
Rijn en Lek
- Categories: stellingmill, building, and industry
- Location: Wijk bij Duurstede, Utrecht Hill Ridge, Utrecht, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
51.97152° or 51° 58′ 18″ northLongitude
5.34947° or 5° 20′ 58″ eastElevation
8 metres (26 feet)Inception
1900Levels
3Open location code
9F37X8CX+JQOpenStreetMap ID
way 241299655OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=windmillGeoNames ID
2748114Wikidata ID
Q2179524
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Western Frisian—“Rijn en Lek” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “De Molen van Ruysdael”
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 39683”
- Dutch: “Rijn en Lek”
- German: “Windmühle Rijn en Lek”
- Western Frisian: “Rijn en Lek”
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