Laakmolen

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

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Type: Windmill
Description: windmill in The Hague, Netherlands
Also known as: “rijksmonumentnummer 18073”
Address: Trekweg 102, ‘s-Gravenhage, 2516SB

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Binckhorst Castle and Den Haag Hollands Spoor Railway Station.

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.

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.

Mauritshuis

Castle

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The Mauritshuis is an art museum in The Hague, Netherlands. The museum houses the Royal Cabinet of Paintings which consists of 854 objects, mostly Dutch Golden Age paintings. Mauritshuis is situated 2 km northwest 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 48,862 and an area of 4.3 square kilometres, it is the smallest and least populous of the city's eight districts.