There are 220 mills in Zuid Holland. MillScenes has photographs of around 120 of them, more than it has for most countries. The Zuid Holland section of MillScenes is therefore divided into the five geographical areas shown on the navigation bars at the top and bottom of this page.
The Alblasserwaard is an area to the East of Dordrecht, lying between the Lek and the Merwede/Waal, which are branches of the River Rhine. There are fifty four mills in the area, most of them drainage mills. They include the World Heritage Site of the Kinderdijk. MillScenes has photographs of forty four of the mills. You can see all of the mills at SIMAV's website.
The Zuid Holland islands which cover the area of the delta to the south and west of Rotterdam, including the islands of Goore-Overflaake, and .
The area around Leiden including Leiden itself, Leiderdorp, Hoogmade and towns around the ... Plassen.
The area along the Oude Rijn, stretching south to the northern branches of the New Rhine.
The area between Rotterdam and Den Haag, including both cities and their satellite towns. |