De Zwaan
De Zwaan is an authentic Dutch windmill in the city of Holland, Michigan. The windmill's name is Dutch for The Swan. It is the oldest authentic, working Dutch windmill in the United States. De Zwaan is located in Windmill Island municipal park.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: Authentic Dutch windmill in Holland, Michigan, USA
- Also known as: “De Zwaan Windmill”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Windmill Island and Holland station.
Windmill Island
Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Windmill Island Gardens is a municipal park located in the city of Holland, Michigan. It is home to the 251-year-old windmill De Zwaan, the only authentic, working Dutch windmill in the United States.
Holland station
Railway station
Photo: Team Traveller, CC BY 2.0.
Holland station, also known as the Padnos Transportation Center, is an intermodal transit station in Holland, Michigan. It serves Amtrak's Pere Marquette line and is the central hub for Macatawa Area Express buses. Holland station is situated 2,800 feet south of De Zwaan.
Kruizenga Art Museum
Museum
Photo: Breadtoaster, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Kruizenga Art Museum is a 15,000 square feet college art museum located in Holland, Michigan. Situated within the heart of the Hope College campus; the museum was designed to serve as an educational resource for both the campus community and the other colleges and schools in the area. Kruizenga Art Museum is situated 1 mile south of De Zwaan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Holland and Beechwood.
Holland
Photo: Rachel Kramer, CC BY 2.0.
Holland is a city in Ottawa and Allegan counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located in the western region of the Lower Peninsula, the city is situated near the eastern shore of Lake Michigan on Lake Macatawa, which is fed by the Macatawa River.
Beechwood
Village
Beechwood is an unincorporated community in Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a census-designated place for statistical purposes, but is not an incorporated municipality. Beechwood is situated 1½ miles west of De Zwaan.
Zeeland
Town
Zeeland is a city in Ottawa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,719 at the 2020 census. The city is located at the western edge of Zeeland Charter Township. Zeeland is situated 4 miles east of De Zwaan.
De Zwaan
- Categories: windmill, building, and tourism
- Location: Ottawa, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.79869° or 42° 47′ 55″ northLongitude
-86.09583° or 86° 5′ 45″ westElevation
125 feet (38 metres)Operator
Windmill Island GardensOpen location code
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tourism=attractionWikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“De Zwaan” goes by many names.
- French: “moulin à vent De Zwaan”
- French: “Moulin à vent De Zwaan”
- German: “De Zwaan”
- “De Zwaan”
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