List of Rijksmonuments in Drenthe
Encyclopedia
This is a list of notable Rijksmonument
Rijksmonument
A rijksmonument is a National Heritage Site of the Netherlands, listed by the agency Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed acting for the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science.-History and criteria:...

s in Drenthe
Drenthe
Drenthe is a province of the Netherlands, located in the north-east of the country. The capital city is Assen. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen to the north, and Germany to the east.-History:Drenthe, unlike many other parts of the Netherlands, has been a...

. They are listed by municipality.

Aa en Hunze

Rijksmonument Type Location Description Photo
De Eendracht
De Eendracht, Gieterveen
De Eendracht is a tower mill in Gieterveen, Drenthe, the Netherlands. It was built in 1904 and is listed as a Rijksmonument, No. 16132.-History:...


No. 16132
Windmill
Windmill
A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...

Gieterveen
Gieterveen
Gieterveen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 19 km east of Assen.In 2001, the village of Gieterveen had 367 inhabitants...

A tower mill built in 1904, restored to working order.
Molen van Rolde
Molen van Rolde
The Molen van Rolde is a smock mill in Rolde, Drenthe, the Netherlands. The mill was built in 1873 and is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 32698.-History:...


No. 32698
Windmill
Windmill
A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...

Rolde
Rolde
Rolde is a town in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Aa en Hunze, and lies about 6 km east of Assen.Rolde was a separate municipality until 1998, when it became a part of Aa en Hunze....

A smock mill built in 1873, restored to working order.

Coevorden

Rijksmonument Type Location Description Photo
Albertdina
Albertdina, Noord-Sleen
Albertdina is a smock mill in Noord-Sleen, Drenthe, the Netherlands. It was built in 1906 and is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 33783.-History:The windmill Concordia stood on this site from 1904 until it was burnt down in 1906...


No. 33783
Windmill
Windmill
A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...

Noord-Sleen
Noord-Sleen
Noord-Sleen is a village in the Netherlands and it is part of the Coevorden municipality in Drenthe. It has an altitude of 11 meters and a population of about 460.-External links:*...

A smock mill built in 1906 and restored to working order.
De Arend
De Arend, Coevorden
De Arend is a smock mill in Coevorden, in Drenthe province of the Netherlands. It was built in 1894. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 11493.-History:...


No. 11493
Windmill
Windmill
A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...

Coevorden
Coevorden
Coevorden is a municipality and a city in the northeastern Netherlands. During the municipal reorganisation in the province in 1998, Coevorden merged with Dalen, Sleen, Oosterhesselen and Zweeloo.- Population centers :...

A smock mill
Smock mill
The smock mill is a type of windmill that consists of a sloping, horizontally weatherboarded tower, usually with six or eight sides. It is topped with a roof or cap that rotates to bring the sails into the wind...

 built in 1894.
De Bente
De Bente, Dalen
De Bente is a smock mill in Dalen, in Drenthe province of the Netherlands. It was built in 1814. The mill has been restored to full working order. It is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 44563-History:...

 
No. 44563
Windmill
Windmill
A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...

Dalen
Dalen
Dalen is an old village and a former municipality in the northeastern Netherlands, in the province of Drenthe. Since 1998, Dalen has been part of the municipality of Coevorden....

A smock mill built in 1814, restored to working order.
De Hoop
De Hoop, Sleen
De Hoop is a smock mill in Sleen, Drenthe, the Netherlands, which has been restored to working order. The mill was built in 1914 and is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 33787.-History:...


No. 33787
Windmill
Windmill
A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...

Sleen
Sleen
Sleen is a village in Drenthe, Netherlands of about 2500 people. Sleen has been inhabited for centuries. Much ancient history can be found in the area, particularly in the forests . At birth and during the Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden...

A smock mill built in 1914, restored to working order.
De Hoop
De Hoop, Wachtum
De Hoop is a smock mill in Wachtum, Drenthe, which has been restored to working order. The mill was built in 1894 and is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 11637.-History:...


No. 11637
Windmill
Windmill
A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...

Wachtum
Wachtum
Wachtum is a village in the municipality Coevorden in the Dutch province Drenthe. To the former municipality Dalen, belonged to the municipal division in 1998. Oosterhesselen lies north of Wachtum and Dalen lies south. It has an altitude of 11 metres and a population of about 280. Wachtum is an...

A smock mill built in 1894, restored to working order.
Jantina Hellingmolen
No. 41518
Windmill
Windmill
A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...

Aalden
Aalden
Aalden is a village in the Netherlands and it is part of the Coevorden municipality in Drenthe. Its altitude is 14 meters and its population is about 1,850....

A smock mill built in 1891, restored to working order.
Molen van Schoonoord
Molen van Schoonoord
The Molen van Schoonoord is a smock mill in Schoonoord, Drenthe, the Netherlands. The mill was built in 1903 and is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 33784. It is now used as living accommodation.-History:...


No. 33784
Windmill
Windmill
A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...

Schoonoord
Schoonoord (Coevorden)
Schoonoord is a town in the Netherlands and it is part of the Coevorden municipality in Drenthe. It has an altitude of about 20 meters . The population was 2,219 with 970 households in 2004.-History:...

A smock mill built in 1903, converted to residential accommodation

De Wolden

Rijksmonument Type Location Description Photo
De Vlijt
De Vlijt, Zuidwolde
De Vlijt , formerly known as Hoop van Zegen is a smock mill in Zuidwolde, Drenthe, which has been convserved. The mill was built in 1878 and is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 41099.-History:...


No. 41099
Windmill
Windmill
A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...

Zuidwolde
Zuidwolde (Drenthe)
Zuidwolde is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is located in the municipality of De Wolden, about 7 km southwest of Hoogeveen.Zuidwolde was a separate municipality until 1998, when it became part of De Wolden....

A smock mill built in 1878
De Wieker Meule
De Wieker Meule, De Wijk
De Wieker Meule is a smock mill in De Wijk, in Drenthe province of the Netherlands. It was built in 1829 and has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 39657.-History:...


No. 39657
Windmill
Windmill
A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...

De Wijk
De Wijk
De Wijk is a village in the Netherlands province of Drenthe. It is located in the municipality of De Wolden, about 7 km southeast of Meppel. It is home to Rijksmonument 39657, De Weiker Meule....

A smock mill built in 1829, restored to working order.
De Zaandplatte
De Zaandplatte, Ruinen
De Zaandplatte is a smock mill in Ruinen, Drenthe, the Netherlands. The mill was built in 1964 and is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 422828.-History:...


No. 422828
Windmill
Windmill
A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...

Ruinen
Ruinen
Ruinen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is located in the municipality of De Wolden, about 10 km northwest of Hoogeveen....

A smock mill built in 1964, restored to working order.

Emmen

Rijksmonument Type Location Description Photo
De Heidebloem
De Heidebloem, Erica
De Heidebloem is a smock mill in Erica, in Drenthe province of the Netherlands. It was built in 1895. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 14962.-History:...


No. 14962
Windmill
Windmill
A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...

Erica
Erica (Emmen)
Erica is a village in the northeastern Netherlands. It is located in Emmen, Drenthe. It currently has ca. 4900 inhabitants.Erica began to form in 1863. A fuel shortage prompted large-scale efforts to drain the peats in the area and cut them for fuel. People were drawn to the area and canals were...

A smock mill built in 1897. Restored to working order and used to train new millers.
Grenzicht
No. 14690
Windmill
Windmill
A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...

Emmer-Compascuum
Emmer-Compascuum
Emmer-Compascuum is a village in the Netherlands and it is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe. Emmer-Compascuum has an elevation of 12 meters and a population of about 8,000.-External links:*...

A smock mill built in 1907.
Nooitgedacht
Nooitgedacht, Veenoord
Nooitgedacht is a smock mill in Veenoord, Drenthe, in the Netherlands, which has been restored to working order. The mill was built in 1916 and is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 33786.-History:...


No. 33786
Windmill
Windmill
A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...

Veenoord
Veenoord
Veenoord is a village in the Netherlands and it is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe. Veenoord has an altitude of 13 meters and a population of about 2,200 .-External links:*...

A smock mill built in 1916, restored to working order.
Zeldenrust
Zeldenrust, Zuidbarge
Zeldenrust is a smock mill in Zuidbarge, Drenthe, which has been restored to working order. The mill was built in 1857 and is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 14968.-History:...


No. 14968
Windmill
Windmill
A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...

Zuidbarge
Zuidbarge
Zuidbarge is a village in the Netherlands and it is part of the Emmen municipality in Drenthe. Zuidbarge has an altitude of 18 meters . The windmill Zeldenrust has been restored and is open to the public.-External links:*...

A corn mill built in 1857. Restored to working order.

Hogeveen

Rijksmonument Type Location Description Photo
De Zwaluw
De Zwaluw, Hoogeveen
De Zwaluw is a smock mill in Hoogeveen, Drenthe, the Netherlands which is working commercially. It is the third mill to stand on this site as two previous mills both burnt down. It was built in 1834 and is listed as a Rijksmonument, No. 22254.-History:The first mill on this site was standing...


No. 22254
Windmill
Windmill
A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...

Hoogeveen
Hoogeveen
Hoogeveen is a municipality and a town in the northeastern Netherlands.- Population centres :Elim, Fluitenberg, Hoogeveen and Noordscheschut, which still have the canals which used to be throughout the town...

A smock mill built in 1834 which is working commercially.

Meppel

Rijksmonument Type Location Description Photo
De Sterrenberg
De Sterrenberg, Nijeveen
De Sterrenberg is a smock mill in Nijeveen, Drenthe the Netherlands. It was built in 1977. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 30957.-History:...


No. 30957
Windmill
Windmill
A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...

Nijeveen
Nijeveen
Nijeveen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Meppel, and lies about 5 km northwest of Meppel.Nijeveen was a separate municipality until 1998, when it was merged with Meppel....

A smock mill built in 1977. In working order.
De Weert
De Weert, Meppel
De Weert is a smock mill in Meppel, Drenthe, the Netherlands. It was built in 1999 and is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 526385.-History:...


No.526385
Windmill
Windmill
A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...

Meppel
Meppel
Meppel is a municipality and a city in the northeast of the Netherlands, in the south-west of the province Drenthe.It developed in the 16th century as a transport and distribution inland harbour for turf...

A smock mill built in 1998 on the base of a mill dating from 1807. Used to train new millers.

Midden-Drenthe

Rijksmonument Type Location Description Photo
Molen van Makkum
Molen van Makkum
The Molen van Makkum is a smock mill at Makkum, Drenthe, the Netherlands which has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 8889.-History:...


No. 8889
Windmill
Windmill
A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...

Makkum A smock mill built in 1906, restored to working order.

Nordenveld

Rijksmonument Type Location Description Photo
De Hoop
De Hoop, Norg
De Hoop is a smock mill in Norg, Drenthe, the Netherlands. It was built in 1906 and is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 30781.-History:...


No. 30781
Windmill
Windmill
A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...

Norg
Norg
Norg is a small, very old village in the northeastern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Noordenveld, Drenthe. As of 1 January 2008, Norg had a population of 3737, in comparison to a population of 3840 on 1 January 2004....

A smock mill built in 1857. Restored to working order. The only windmill in the Netherlands equipped with Bilau sails.
Noordenveld
Noordenveld, Norg
Noordenveld is a smock mill in Norg, Drenthe, the Netherlands. It was built in 1878 and is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 30785.-History:Noordenveld was built in 1878 for Willem Stevens. The millwright was J Rietsma of Zeijerveld. In 1899, the mill came into the possession of Geert Stevens,...


No. 30785
Windmill
Windmill
A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...

Norg
Norg
Norg is a small, very old village in the northeastern Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Noordenveld, Drenthe. As of 1 January 2008, Norg had a population of 3737, in comparison to a population of 3840 on 1 January 2004....

A smock mill built in 1878, restored to working order.
Woldzigt
Woldzigt, Roderwolde
Woldzigt is a smock mill in Roderwolde, Drenthe, the Netherlands. The mill has two functions; a corn mill and an oil mill. It was built in 1852 and is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 32541.-History:...


No. 32541
Windmill
Windmill
A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...

Roderwolde
Roderwolde
250px|thumbRoderwolde is a village in the Netherlands and it is part of the Noordenveld municipality in Drenthe. Roderwolde has an elevation of about 1 meter . A corn and oil windmill in the village has been restored to working order....

A corn and oil mill built in 1852. Restored to working order.

Tynaarlo

Rijksmonument Type Location Description Photo
De Boezemvriend
De Boezemvriend, De Groeve
De Boezemvriend or Molen van De Groeve is a smock mill in De Groeve, in Drenthe province of the Netherlands which has been restored to working order. It was built in 1871. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 41097.-History:...


No. 41907
Windmill
Windmill
A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...

De Groeve A smock mill built in 1871, restored to working order.
De Wachter
De Wachter, Zuidlaren
De Wachter is a smock mill in Zuidlaren, Drenthe, which has been restored to working order. The mill was built in 1851 and is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 41064.-History:...


No. 41064
Windmill
Windmill
A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...

Zuidlaren
Zuidlaren
Zuidlaren is a village in the province of Drenthe in the Northern Netherlands. Zuidlaren has just over 10,000 inhabitants and is situated on natural heightened land which is called the Hondsrug....

A smock mill built in 1851, restored to working order.
De Zwaluw
De Zwaluw, Oudemolen
De Zwaluw is a smock mill in Oudemolen, Drenthe, the Netherlands. It was built in 1837 and is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 38148.-History:...


No. 38148
Windmill
Windmill
A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...

Oudemolen A smock mill buil in 1837 which has been restored to working order.
Tjasker Meestersveen
No. 413729
Tjasker Zeijen
Zeijen
Zeijen is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Tynaarlo.In 2001, the village of Zeijen had 447 inhabitants...

A Tjasker rebuilt in 1983.

Westerveld

Rijksmonument Type Location Description Photo
De Vlijt
De Vlijt, Diever
De Vlijt is a smock mill in Diever, in Drenthe province of the Netherlands. It was built in 1882. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 12907.-History:...


No. 12907
Windmill
Windmill
A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...

Diever
Diever
Diever is a town in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Westerveld, and lies about 18 km northwest of Hoogeveen....

A smock mill built in 1882.
Havelter Molen
Havelter Molen, Havelte
The Havelter Molen is a smock mill at Havelte, Drenthe, the Netherlands which was built in 1914 and has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 21029.-History:...

 
No. 21029
Windmill
Windmill
A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...

Havelte A smock mill built in 1914, restored to working order.
Molen van Vledder
Molen van Vledder
The Molen van Vledder is a smock mill in Vledder, Drenthe, which is used as holiday accommodation. The mill was built in 1968 and is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 357823.-History:...


No. 357823
Windmill
Windmill
A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...

Vledder
Vledder
Vledder is a village in the Dutch province of Drenthe. It is a part of the municipality of Westerveld, and lies about 24 km northwest of Hoogeveen. It is located along the small river Vledder Aa.-History:...

A smock mill built in 1968, used as a holiday home
The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK