De Dikke Molen

De Dikke Molen is a windmill in Alphen aan den Rijn, Groene Hart, South Holland which is located on Kortsteekterweg. De Dikke Molen is situated nearby to the village Zwammerdam, as well as near the church Nederlands Hervormde Kerk.

Photo: Michiel1972, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Windmill
Description: windmill in Zwammerdam, Netherlands
Address: Kortsteekterweg 2, Alphen aan den Rijn, 2407AG

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nigrum Pullum and Nederlands Hervormde Kerk.

Nigrum Pullum

Archaeological site

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 4.0.

Nigrum Pullum is an archaeological site, which is situated 800 metres southwest of De Dikke Molen.

Nederlands Hervormde Kerk

Church

Photo: Arch, Public domain.

Nederlands Hervormde Kerk is a church, which is situated 640 metres southeast of De Dikke Molen.

Inverted siphon

A siphon is any of a wide variety of devices that involve the flow of liquids through tubes. In a narrower sense, the word refers particularly to a tube in an inverted "U" shape, which causes a liquid to flow upward, above the surface of a reservoir, with… Inverted siphon is situated 1½ km north of De Dikke Molen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zwammerdam and Aarlanderveen.

Zwammerdam

Village

Photo: Arch, Public domain.

Zwammerdam is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland along Oude Rijn river. It is a part of the municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn, and lies about 6 km southeast of Alphen aan de Rijn.

Aarlanderveen

Village

Photo: Quistnix, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Aarlanderveen is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Alphen aan den Rijn, and lies about 4 km east of Alphen aan den Rijn. Aarlanderveen is situated 3½ km north of De Dikke Molen.

Bodegraven

Town

Photo: P.H. Louw, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bodegraven is a town and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The former municipality covers an area of 38.50 km2 of which 1.02 km2 is water. Bodegraven is situated 3½ km southeast of De Dikke Molen.

De Dikke Molen

Categories: grondzeiler and industry
Location: Alphen aan den Rijn, Groene Hart, South Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
View on OpenStreetMap

Latitude

52.11047° or 52° 6′ 38″ north

Longitude

4.72349° or 4° 43′ 25″ east

Elevation

-1 metres (-3 feet)

Open location code

9F464P6F+59

OpenStreetMap ID

node 442296695

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=windmill

GeoNames ID

6950131

Wikidata ID

Q2011979

This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.

We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover De Dikke Molen from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Dutch to Spanish—“De Dikke Molen” goes by many names.

Dutch: “De Dikke Molen”
Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 7534”
French: “De Dikke Molen”
German: “De Dikke Molen”
Spanish: “De Dikke Molen”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kortsteekterbuurt and Hoogendoornlaan.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Zwammerdamsche IJsclub and Lindenhove.

South Holland: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Rotterdam, The Hague, Leiden, and Delft.

Curious Windmills to Discover

Uncover intriguing windmills from every corner of the globe.