Gelderland
Achterhoek
Doetinchem

Aurora

Aurora is a tower mill in Dichteren, , which was built in 1870 and has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument.
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Photo: Groucho M, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Windmill
  • Description: windmill in Doetinchem, Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Aurora, Dichteren” and “Auroramolen”
  • Address: Auroraweg 6B, Doetinchem, 7007GZ

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Doetinchem De Huet railway station and Sint-Martinuskerk.

Railway station
Photo: Apdency, CC0.
Doetinchem De Huet is a railway station located in western , . The station lies between the quarters and Dichteren. The station was opened on 2 June 1985 as a replacement for the previous station Doetinchem West, which was open from 1885 to 1985. is situated 1 km northwest of Aurora.

Church
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church, which is situated 1 km east of Aurora.

Theater building
Photo: Ziko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a theater building, which is situated 2 km northeast of Aurora.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dichteren and De Huet.

Quarter
Photo: Calliej, Public domain.
is a quarter.

Quarter
is a suburban district near the city of , mostly built in the 1980s and 1990s. The district is located south-west of the city centre, and south of the Oude IJssel river.

Neighborhood
or Stadscentrum is the central district of , the biggest city in the . On the south side of the district is the Oude IJssel river, which can be crossed via three bridges; the Europabrug, the Oude IJsselbrug and the Saap Roelofsbrug.

Aurora

Latitude
51.95504° or 51° 57′ 18″ north
Longitude
6.27157° or 6° 16′ 18″ east
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Inception
2009
Open location code
9F38X74C+2J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 54552138
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­windmill
Geo­Names ID
6948749
Wiki­data ID
Q2158617
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to German—“Aurora” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Aurora”
  • Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 13089”
  • French: “Aurora”
  • German: “Aurora”

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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 “Aurora”. Photo: Groucho M, CC BY-SA 3.0.