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!
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: October 1, 2025
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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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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There are beautiful mills lined up here.
Kinderdijk is known for its mills, which were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1997.
Kinderdijk is known for its mills, which were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1997.
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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 …
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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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 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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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 …
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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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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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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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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