De Wachter

De Wachter is a smock mill in Zuidlaren, Drenthe, which has been restored to working order. The mill was built in 1851 and is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 41064.

Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.

Type: Windmill
Description: windmill in Zuidlaren, Netherlands
Also known as: “De Wachter, Zuidlaren”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hervormde kerk (Zuidlaren) and Zuidlaardermarkt.

Hervormde kerk (Zuidlaren)

Church

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Hervormde kerk (Zuidlaren) is a church, which is situated 680 metres southwest of De Wachter.

Zuidlaardermarkt

Work of art

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The Zuidlaardermarkt is an annual horse and country market in Zuidlaren, Netherlands. It is held on the third Tuesday in October. The horse market is the largest in Europe. Zuidlaardermarkt is situated 1 km southwest of De Wachter.

Laarwoud

House

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Laarwoud is a monumental stronghold in the centre of Zuidlaren, the Netherlands. People also describe Laarwoud as a little castle, in the Netherlands locally known as havezate. Laarwoud is situated 570 metres southwest of De Wachter.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zuidlaren and Midlaren.

Zuidlaren

Town

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Zuidlaren is a village in the province of Drenthe in the Northern Netherlands. Zuidlaren has just over 10,000 inhabitants and is situated on natural heightened land which is called the Hondsrug.