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The Top 13 Natural Monuments around the Lek

Lek’s landscape is a beautiful place to explore — something that you can best experience by visiting one of our 13

beautiful natural monuments around the Lek. To help you find the one for, you can see all the details you need to explore the best natural monuments, and better plan your next outdoor adventure!

Last updated: November 14, 2025

Kinderdijk Windmills (UNESCO World Heritage Site)

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Nowhere in the Netherlands can you find so many windmills together as in Kinderdijk. The nineteen mills have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1997. Museum Mill Nederwaard has …

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Staelduinse Forest

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The Staelduinse forest is the only remaining natural forest in the Westland. It was created after 1850 on a sand ridge that the Meuse laid down over the course of …

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Juliana Park

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Julianapark

Main entrance Burg. Knappertlaan

The Julianapark is the only park in Schiedam that is protected as a monument. Nowadays, its design is still very similar to the design that …

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The Park van Zocher

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Zocher Park in Rotterdam is a green park in the center of the city, named after the famous landscape architect Jan David Zocher. The park offers an oasis of peace …

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Historic Garden Schoonoord

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Historic Schoonoord Garden is a unique part of Rotterdam's green heritage. The garden contains a rich collection of flora and fauna. The former country estate was originally designed in an …

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Dike Monument

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The dike was overhauled.
In 1995, the threat of high water was so great that a quarter of a million people in the river area had to evacuate. Also in …

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Dijk op de Schop Monument

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Statue (bronze statue) by Dick Matze unveiled in 2000 in memory of the dike project completed after 1995 and in 2000 to improve the protection of the residents behind the …

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Plantage Plataan

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As old as the road to Kralingen #zoadwnk

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Bald cypress (Taxodium distichum)

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This tree species is native to Louisiana bayous. Nice that there is also a copy here in the Netherlands. Source: warcapps.usgs.gov/PlantID/Species/Details/780

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Queen Wilhelmina Tree

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The Queen Wilhelmina Tree in Schoonhoven is a monumental linden tree planted in 1895 to commemorate the inauguration of Queen Wilhelmina in 1898. The accompanying ornamental fence with cast-iron elements …

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The Top 13 Natural Monuments around the Lek

Kinderdijk Windmills (UNESCO World Heritage Site)

Staelduinse Forest

Juliana Park

The Park van Zocher

Historic Garden Schoonoord

Dike Monument

Dijk op de Schop Monument

Plantage Plataan

Bald cypress (Taxodium distichum)

Queen Wilhelmina Tree

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