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    Kinderdijk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌkɪndərˈdɛik]) is a village in the municipality of Molenlanden, in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. It is...
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    The Kinderdijk windmills are a group of 19 monumental windmills in the Alblasserwaard polder, in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. Most of the...
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    Netherlands. It is mainly known for the windmills of Kinderdijk, located near the village of Kinderdijk in the polder's northwestern part. The first human...
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    J. & K. Smit was a Dutch shipbuilding company located in Kinderdijk and Krimpen aan de Lek. Its successor is now part of Royal IHC. J. & K. Smit shipyard...
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    Merwede (2005–2014) is a Dutch shipbuilding company with headquarters in Kinderdijk. It focuses on the development, design and construction of ships for the...
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    previously known as Fop Smit, was a Dutch shipbuilding company located in Kinderdijk. Its successor is now part of Royal IHC. L. Smit en Zoon shipyard was...
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    Nederwaard Molen No.1 is one of the Kinderdijk windmills, in the Dutch municipality of Molenlanden. The mill, which dates from 1738, is inhabited and cannot...
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    is located east of Rotterdam along the Lek. The World Heritage Site of Kinderdijk is in the gemeente. Its largest population centers are Nieuw-Lekkerland...
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    and dikes are therefore essential to contain the Lek. At the village of Kinderdijk the Lek meets the Noord River and the combined stream is thereafter known...
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    a part of the Drechtsteden region. A portion of the small village of Kinderdijk, which boasts the largest and most famous concentration of windmills in...
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