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De Rat

De Rat is a smock mill in , Friesland, Netherlands, which was originally built in the seventeenth century at Zaanstreek, . In 1828 it was moved to IJlst, where it worked using wind power until 1920 and then by electric motor until 1950.
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  • Opening hours:
    May 1st—October 31st: Wednesday—Friday 10:00 AM—5:00 PM and Saturday 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
    November 1st—April 30th: Saturday 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Sawmill
  • Description: windmill in IJlst, Netherlands
  • Also known as: “De Rat, IJlst”, “Houtzaagmolen De Rat”, and “Molen ‘De Rat’”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Terpensmole and Mauritiuskerk, IJlst.

Windmill
Photo: Quistnix, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a drainage mill in , Friesland, Netherlands. It was moved from its earlier location in Sneek in 2011 where it was known as the Himmole. is situated 260 metres northeast of De Rat.

Church
Photo: Taks, Public domain.
is a church, which is situated 550 metres southwest of De Rat.

Railway station
Photo: Fantaglobe11, CC BY-SA 4.0.
IJlst is a railway station serving , . It is located on the Leeuwarden–Stavoren railway between Sneek and Stavoren and the current station was opened on 2 June 1985. is situated 750 metres west of De Rat.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include IJlst and Oosthem.

Village
Photo: Taks, Public domain.
is a city in , . It is located about 3 km southwest of . It lies within the municipality of and had a population of approximately 3,140 in January 2017.

Village
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in in the province of , the . It had a population of around 420 in January 2017.

Village
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is a village in in the province of , the . It had a population of around 265 in January 2017. It forms, together with , the double village De Hommerts-Jutryp. is situated 2½ km southeast of De Rat.

De Rat

Latitude
53.0128° or 53° 0′ 46″ north
Longitude
5.62691° or 5° 37′ 37″ east
Elevation
-1 metres (-3 feet)
Inception
1683
Open location code
9F572J7G+4Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 293050645
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­industrial
Open­Street­Map feature
craft=­sawmill
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­windmill
Geo­Names ID
6946835
Wiki­data ID
Q5244708
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Western Frisian—“De Rat” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “De Rat”
  • Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 39880”
  • Polish: “De Rat”
  • Western Frisian: “De Rôt (Drylts)”
  • Western Frisian: “De Rôt”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “De Rat”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.