Netherlands Archives | World Heritage Travel https://worldheritagesites.net/category/europe/western-europe/netherlands/ Your one-stop shop for World Heritage tourism information! Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:35:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://worldheritagesites.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/cropped-WHS-logo-transparent-background-32x32.png Netherlands Archives | World Heritage Travel https://worldheritagesites.net/category/europe/western-europe/netherlands/ 32 32 Schokland and Surroundings https://worldheritagesites.net/schokland-and-surroundings/ https://worldheritagesites.net/schokland-and-surroundings/#respond Sun, 19 Oct 2025 10:06:11 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=38547 A former island, now land-locked, that illustrates the battle that the people of the Netherlands have fought against the sea over many centuries.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/schokland-and-surroundings/feed/ 0 Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station) https://worldheritagesites.net/woudagemaal-wouda-steam-pumping-station/ https://worldheritagesites.net/woudagemaal-wouda-steam-pumping-station/#respond Wed, 01 Mar 2023 14:50:32 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=30589 The largest and most powerful steam-driven pumping station ever built.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/woudagemaal-wouda-steam-pumping-station/feed/ 0 Droogmakerij de Beemster (Beemster Polder) https://worldheritagesites.net/beemster-polder/ https://worldheritagesites.net/beemster-polder/#respond Wed, 30 Mar 2022 17:14:19 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=9610 A landscape exemplifying creative Dutch land reclamation.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/beemster-polder/feed/ 0 Rietveld Schröderhuis (Rietveld Schröder House) https://worldheritagesites.net/rietveld-schroderhuis/ https://worldheritagesites.net/rietveld-schroderhuis/#respond Thu, 03 Mar 2022 14:45:48 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=6571 A 1920s family house exemplifying the ideals of the De Stijl group of architects and artists.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/rietveld-schroderhuis/feed/ 0 Van Nellefabriek https://worldheritagesites.net/van-nellefabriek/ https://worldheritagesites.net/van-nellefabriek/#respond Thu, 20 Jan 2022 11:23:02 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=2608 A masterpiece of modernist industrial design from the inter-war period.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/van-nellefabriek/feed/ 0 Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao https://worldheritagesites.net/willemstad-curacao/ https://worldheritagesites.net/willemstad-curacao/#respond Wed, 15 Dec 2021 10:28:57 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=2079 A colorful, dynamic and diverse Caribbean island capital with four distinct historical districts.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/willemstad-curacao/feed/ 0 Colonies of Benevolence https://worldheritagesites.net/colonies-of-benevolence/ https://worldheritagesites.net/colonies-of-benevolence/#respond Sun, 26 Sep 2021 14:28:15 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=819 A utopian experiment in reducing urban poverty by building planned agrarian communities.

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]]> https://worldheritagesites.net/colonies-of-benevolence/feed/ 0 17th-century Canal Ring Area of Amsterdam inside the Singelgracht https://worldheritagesites.net/canal-ring-amsterdam/ Sat, 25 Sep 2021 15:01:09 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=803 Canals lined with beautiful old patricians' houses and former warehouses from when the city was a busy port, receiving products from all over the world.

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]]> Mill Network at Kinderdijk-Elshout https://worldheritagesites.net/mill-network-at-kinderdijk-elshout/ Sat, 25 Sep 2021 13:45:58 +0000 https://worldheritagesites.net/?p=796 Famous for its picturesque rows of windmills dating to the mid-1700s, and a great example of how the Dutch created the landscape of the Netherlands.

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