Op de Vrouweheide, Heerlen

Name: Op de Vrouweheide
Address: Heerlen, Netherlands

#3 among attractions in Heerlen

Top attraction, Windmill

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Op de Vrouweheide is a windmill located on the Vrouwenheide just south of Ubachsberg, Voerendaal, in the Dutch province of Limburg. Build in 1858 as a tower mill, on an artificial hill, the windmill functioned as a gristmill. The mill is a national monument since 17 January 1967. ()

Alternative names: Completed: 1858 (167 years ago)Coordinates: 50°50'42"N, 5°57'4"E

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Op de Vrouweheide – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Saint Bernard Church, Bulkemsmolen, Oude Molen, Vrouwenheide.

0.6 miN
Church
Saint Bernard Church, Heerlen
15 min walk • The Saint Bernard Church is a Roman Catholic church building in Ubachsberg, Voerendaal, Netherlands. Patron saint for the church is Bernard of Clairvaux. The church is a national monument of the Netherlands.
1.2 miSE
Watermill
Bulkemsmolen, Simpelveld
32 min walk • The Bulkemsmolen is a former watermill located on the Bulkemstraat 43 in Bulkemsbroek, Simpelveld, Netherlands. Build in 1753 along the Eyserbeek river, the watermill functioned as gristmill until 1978. Currently it functions as housing for a local farm. The mill is a national monument since 1967.
1.2 miSE
Watermill
Oude Molen, Simpelveld
31 min walk • The Oude Molen or Molen van Houben is a watermill located on the Oude Molenweg 6 in Simpelveld, Netherlands. Build in 1774 along the Eyserbeek river, the watermill functioned as gristmill until the 1960s. During this time it was restored several times.
~270 ftSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Vrouwenheide, Partij-Wittem
2 min walk • The Vrouwenheide is a hill in the Netherlands and former heath land, just south of Ubachsberg in the municipality of Voerendaal. With a height of 218 metres above NAP it is one of the highest points in the European part of the Netherlands.
1.5 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Eyserbosweg, Partij-Wittem
38 min walk • The Eyserbosweg is a road located in Eys in the south of Limburg, Netherlands. The road is used as a climb in cycling racing and most famously during the Amstel Gold Race, but is also climbed during the Ster Elektrotoer, Hel van het Mergelland, Olympia's Tour, and the Eneco...