De Eenhoorn
De Eenhoorn is a paltrok mill in Haarlem, Netherlands which has been restored to working order. As all Dutch paltrok mills it is a wind-powered sawmill. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 19872.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Quistnix, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Windmill
- Description: windmill in Schalkwijk, Netherlands
- Also known as: “De Eenhoorn, Haarlem” and “Paltrokmolen De Eenhoorn”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Marisbrug and Hofje van Willem Heythuijsen.
Marisbrug
Bridge
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Marisbrug is a bridge, which is situated 370 metres northwest of De Eenhoorn.
Hofje van Willem Heythuijsen
Photo: Jane023, Public domain.
The Hofje van Willem Heythuijsen is a hofje in Haarlem, Netherlands. It was founded in 1650 by the testament of Willem van Heythuysen on the site of his summer residence outside the city walls of Haarlem on land that was considered Heemstede property until it was annexed in 1927. Hofje van Willem Heythuijsen is situated 1¼ km north of De Eenhoorn.
Villa Welgelegen
Photo: Jane023, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
Villa Welgelegen is a historical building in Haarlem, the Netherlands, which currently houses the offices of the provincial executives of North Holland. Villa Welgelegen is situated 1½ km north of De Eenhoorn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Schalkwijk and Heemstede.
Schalkwijk
Quarter
Schalkwijk is the largest borough of Haarlem, Netherlands. It has about 30.000 inhabitants, and covers about 25% of the municipality of Haarlem. Until 1963, Schalkwijk was a part of the municipality of Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude.
Heemstede
Town
Photo: Michiel1972, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Heemstede is a town and a municipality in the Western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. In 2021, it had a population of 27,545. Located just south of the city of Haarlem on the border with South Holland, it is one of the richest municipalities of the Netherlands.
Cruquius
Village
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Cruquius is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Haarlemmermeer and lies about 4 km northwest of Hoofddorp.
De Eenhoorn
- Categories: paltrock windmill, building, and industry
- Location: Haarlem, Kennemerland, North Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.35843° or 52° 21′ 30″ northLongitude
4.63787° or 4° 38′ 16″ eastElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Inception
1640Open location code
9F469J5Q+94OpenStreetMap ID
way 52909483OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=windmill
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Western Frisian—“De Eenhoorn” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “De Eenhoorn”
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 19872”
- Western Frisian: “De Eenhoorn (Haarlim)”
- Western Frisian: “De Eenhoorn”
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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 Eenhoorn”. Photo: Quistnix, CC BY-SA 2.5.