Laakmolen

Laakmolen is a windmill in The Hague, Rotterdam-The Hague Metropolitan Region, South Holland. Laakmolen is situated nearby to Binckhorst Castle, as well as near the quarter Nieuw Binckhorst.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Binckhorst Castle and Royal Library of the Netherlands.

Binckhorst Castle

Castle

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Binckhorst Castle is a 16th and 17th century manor built on top of a demolished medieval castle. Binckhorst Castle is situated 340 metres east of Laakmolen.

Royal Library of the Netherlands

Library

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The KB National Library of the Netherlands is the national library of the Netherlands, based in The Hague, founded in 1798. The KB collects everything that is published in and concerning the Netherlands, from medieval literature to today's publications. Royal Library of the Netherlands is situated 1½ km north of Laakmolen.

Den Haag Hollands Spoor Railway Station

Railway station

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Den Haag HS, an abbreviation of the original name Den Haag Hollands Spoor, is the oldest train station in The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands, located on the Amsterdam–Haarlem–Rotterdam railway. Den Haag Hollands Spoor Railway Station is situated 750 metres west of Laakmolen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nieuw Binckhorst and Laak.

Nieuw Binckhorst

Quarter

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Nieuw Binckhorst is a former industrial area in southeast The Hague, Netherlands, originally called Binckhorst, for which a plan was adopted in 2009 to transform 99.5 hectares into a mixed-use development along the lines of New Urbanism, including residential, employment and entertainment components and with Randstadrail regional light rail service.

Laak

Suburb

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Laak is district of The Hague, Netherlands. With a population of 48,255 and an area of 4.3 square kilometres, it is the smallest and least populous of the city's eight districts.