De Bonte Hen
De Bonte Hen is the name of an oil mill, located in the Zaanse Schans, Netherlands. De Bonte Hen is the northernmost of the mills in Zaanse Schans. The original mill was built in 1693.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Windmill
- Description: windmill in Zaandam, Netherlands
- Also known as: “De Bonte Hen, Zaandam” and “Oliemolen De Bonte Hen”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Het Klaverblad and De Os.
Het Klaverblad
Windmill
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Het Klaverblad is a small wooden saw mill, located in the Zaanse Schans, in the municipality of Zaanstad. The mill was built by Ru Pos on the site of the previous KROMO warehouse.
De Os
Windmill
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De Os is an oil windmill in the Zaanse Schans, Zaanstad. Between the saw mills Het Jonge Schaap and Het Klaverblad is the hull of the oil mill De Os. The mill was built in 1663 and is one of the oldest industrial windmills in the Zaan. De Os is situated 210 metres southeast of De Bonte Hen.
Zaans Museum
Museum
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Zaans Museum is a museum in Zaandam, Netherlands, located at the Zaanse Schans. It opened in 1998 to preserve and protect the heritage of the Zaan area. Zaans Museum is situated 790 metres southeast of De Bonte Hen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zaanse Schans and Zaandijk.
Zaanse Schans
The Zaanse Schans is an open air conservation area and museum, on the bank of the Zaan River, north of Zaandam in the Netherlands. It displays the traditional architecture of the area and has several functioning windmills and craftsman's workshops, which are open to visitors.
Zaandijk
Village
Zaandijk is a town in the municipality of Zaanstad, province of North Holland, Netherlands. It lies about 11 kilometres northwest of Amsterdam and had a population of 8,686 in 2017.
Haaldersbroek
Hamlet
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Haaldersbroek is a hamlet in Zaanstad, North Holland in the Netherlands. It is located in the southeast of Kalverpolder and next to Zaanse Schans. The hamlet was first mentioned in historical records in the late 14th century.
De Bonte Hen
- Categories: stellingmill, building, and industry
- Location: Zaanstad, North Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
52.47805° or 52° 28′ 41″ northLongitude
4.81329° or 4° 48′ 48″ eastElevation
2 metres (7 feet)Open location code
9F46FRH7+68OpenStreetMap ID
way 837941450OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=windmillGeoNames ID
6949962Wikidata ID
Q2481967
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Western Frisian—“De Bonte Hen” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “De Bonte Hen”
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 506221”
- French: “De Bonte Hen”
- German: “De Bonte Hen”
- Spanish: “De Bonte Hen”
- Western Frisian: “De Bonte Hen”
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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 Bonte Hen”. Photo: Quistnix, CC BY-SA 2.5.