Kinderdijk, a village in the Netherlands, boasts of the largest collection of old windmills in the world, where 19 of them can be found, nicely lined along waterlines, in an area of a couple of square kilometres. These windmills, included in UNESCO's list of World Heritage Sites, were built around 1740 as a part of flood control in these parts of the Netherlands which are below sea level.
Image source: Wikipedia
The place is also very popular in cold winter when several thousands persons ice skate here in a day.
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Credits: Special thanks to Peter (aka Piotr_H) for suggesting this place and giving information about it.
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