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"""Geestmolen"""

Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

The record

Designation
National monument (rijksmonument)
Class
Industrie- en poldermolen
Function
Molen
Category
onroerend gebouwd
Address
Hoeverpad 10, 1816 HJ Alkmaar
Place
Alkmaar
Province
Noord-Holland
Country
Netherlands
Coordinates
52.63314, 4.72677
Monument number
7459

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1637 map "The countie of Holland. Hollandia" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The register's description

Poldermolen "Geestmolen" van de polder de Egmondermeer. Achtkante binnenkruier, gebouwd 1565; romp en kap met riet gedekt. In de spil jaartal 1680; gedenksteen betreffende ombouw van scheprad tot vijzelmolen 1886.

English translation

The text above is the record as published by the Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed, in Dutch. The English below is a machine translation made by TreeAlive, not by the Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed; it has not been checked by a person. Where the two differ, the original is the record. Report a translation error: privacy@treealive.com

Polder mill "Geestmolen" of the polder de Egmondermeer. Octagonal internal-geared mill, built 1565; hull and roof covered with reed. In the spindle year mark 1680; memorial stone concerning conversion from gear wheel to screw mill 1886.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Rijksmonumentenregister data: Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed, released under CC0 1.0. Record text is reproduced unchanged. Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed · CC0 1.0
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