The Kinderdijk mills concern nineteen mills in the northwest of the Alblasserwaard, a region in the province of South Holland. Although they are referred to as belonging to the village of Kinderdijk (municipality of Molenwaard), one mill is located just outside it (De Blokker), in the municipality of Alblasserdam. They are polder mills, which form two mill galleries and are a major (also international) tourist attraction. All 19 mills of the complex are owned by the Kinderdijk World Heritage Foundation. They have been on UNESCO's World Heritage List since 1997 and the area is also a protected village sight. The mill rows can be easily visited only on foot or by bicycle. One of the mills, quite close to the buildings of Kinderdijk, can also be visited inside. The mills at Kinderdijk were built from the end of the 15th century, but almost all of the current mills date from 1738 and 1740.
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