De Hondsrug
De Hondsrug is a smock mill in Weerdinge, Drenthe, which has been restored to working order. The mill was built in 1910 and is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 14964.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Silver Spoon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Windmill
- Description: windmill in Emmen, Netherlands
- Also known as: “De Hondsrug, Weerdinge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Emmen railway station and D36.
Emmen railway station
Railway station
Emmen is a terminus railway station located in Emmen, Netherlands. The station was opened on 1 November 1905 and is located on the Zwolle–Emmen railway. Emmen railway station is situated 3½ km southwest of De Hondsrug.
D36
Archaeological site
Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.
D36 is an archaeological site, which is situated 3 km northwest of De Hondsrug.
D41
Archaeological site
Photo: Gouwenaar, Public domain.
D41 is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km southwest of De Hondsrug.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Weerdinge and Valthe.
Weerdinge
Village
Weerdinge is a neighbourhood and former village of Emmen in the Dutch province of Drenthe.
Valthe
Village
Valthe is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Borger-Odoorn, and lies about 8 km north of Emmen. Valthe is situated 3½ km northwest of De Hondsrug.
Emmen
Photo: Alias 0591, CC BY 2.0.
Emmen is the biggest city in the province of Drenthe, the Netherlands. Although Emmen is not a particularly interesting destination for travellers, it's well known in the Netherlands for its biggest attraction: the zoo.
De Hondsrug
- Categories: smock mill on a small hill, building, and industry
- Location: Emmen, Drenthe, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
52.81975° or 52° 49′ 11″ northLongitude
6.92254° or 6° 55′ 21″ eastElevation
20 metres (66 feet)Inception
1990Open location code
9F48RW9F+V2OpenStreetMap ID
way 279333590OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=windmill
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Western Frisian—“De Hondsrug” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “De Hondsrug”
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 14964”
- Western Frisian: “De Hondsrug”
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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 Hondsrug”. Photo: Silver Spoon, CC BY-SA 3.0.