The Windmills of Schiedam are the tallest windmills in the world. Of nearly 50 sites in and around the city, eight mills stand today. This list includes mills in former municipalities now incorporated into Schiedam.
Windmills
| Name, Coordinates |
Type | Year built | Remarks | Photograph |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babbersmolen 51°55′2.05″N 4°22′25.56″E / 51.9172361°N 4.3737667°E |
Stellingmolen | 1710 | This drainage mill was working until 1924, when it was dismantled and truncated. It was rebuilt and restored in 2012.[1] | 
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| Brandersmolen or Gekroonde Brandersketel 51°54′53″N 4°23′46″E / 51.914635°N 4.396203°E |
Stellingmolen | 1711 | This malt mill was demolished in 1871.[2] | |
| Clopmolen 51°55′06″N 4°23′31″E / 51.918418°N 4.391817°E |
Grondzeiler | This hemp-beating mill was marked on maps dated 1598 and 1632.[3] | ||
| De Batavier 51°54′54″N 4°24′08″E / 51.915054°N 4.402212°E |
Stellingmolen | 1797 | This malt mill worked until 1900 when the cap was removed. Shortly afterwas the tower was reduced to a stump, which was demolished between December 1906 and January 1907.[4] | |
| De Cleenpoldermolen, Kethel 51°23′38″N 4°23′32″E / 51.393841°N 4.392098°E |
Wipmolen | A drainage mill was marked on a map of 1611. This was a small mill. It was demolished in 1903.[5] | ||
| De Drie Koornbloemen 51°55′3.53″N 4°23′33.64″E / 51.9176472°N 4.3926778°E |
Stellingmolen | 1770 | This corn, pearl barley and saw mill worked until 1970. It was restored in 1976.[6] | 
|
| De Eendragt 51°54′57″N 4°24′09″E / 51.915862°N 4.402412°E |
Stellingmolen | 1778 | A malt mill, it was demolished in 1907.[7] | |
| De Gapert 51°54′49″N 4°23′55″E / 51.913504°N 4.398583°E |
Standerdmolen | 1634 | This corn mill had gone by 1694.[8] | |
| De Gapert 51°54′49″N 4°23′55″E / 51.913504°N 4.398583°E |
Stellingmolen | 1711 | This corn and malt mill was burnt out on 24 January 1864. It was replaced by a steam mill with the same name.[9] | 
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| De Hoop or Jefferson's Molen 51°54′48″N 4°24′02″E / 51.913306°N 4.400680°E |
Stellingmolen | 1727 | This malt mill was partly demolished in 1900, leaving a five-storey stump which was demolished in 1907.[10] | 
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| De Kameel 51°55′11″N 4°24′06″E / 51.919687°N 4.401572°E |
Stellingmolen | 1715 | This malt mill was working until the cap and sails were blown off on 20 March 1865. The tower was demolished in January 1868.[11] | |
| De Kameel 51°55′10″N 4°24′4.17″E / 51.91944°N 4.4011583°E |
Stellingmolen | 2010 | This corn mill also generates electricity. It stands close to the site of the original De Kameel.[12] | 
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| De Kopermolen 51°54′31″N 4°22′57″E / 51.908702°N 4.382496°E |
Unknown | 1781 | This drainage mill was last mentioned in 1783.[13] | |
| De Meyboom, De Meijboom, De Meiboom 51°54′51″N 4°24′08″E / 51.914263°N 4.402171°E |
stellingmolen | 1779 | This corn mill was demolished in 1860, leaving a three storey stump, which was demolished in 1926.[14] | |
| De Morgenzon 51°54′26″N 4°24′30″E / 51.907095°N 4.408228°E |
Stellingmolen | 1780 | This mill was built as a cement mill. It was later a white lead mill and a snuff mill. It was demolished c. 1810.[15] | |
| De Nieuwe Palmboom 51°55′14.61″N 4°23′55.37″E / 51.9207250°N 4.3987139°E |
Stellingmolen | 1992 | This corn mill was built of the stump of the original De Palmboom.[16] | 
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| De Nolet 51°54′27.18″N 4°24′29.61″E / 51.9075500°N 4.4082250°E |
Stellingmolen | 2005 | It looks like a Schiedam windmill, but it's in fact a disguised wind turbine. | 
|
| De Noord 51°55′13.81″N 4°23′49.01″E / 51.9205028°N 4.3969472°E |
Stellingmolen | 1803 | This corn mill worked until 1937, when it was dismantled leaving the tower standing. It was restored in 1962. It is the tallest windmill in the world.[17] | 
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| De Palmboom 51°55′15″N 4°23′55″E / 51.920759°N 4.398685°E |
Stellingmolen | 1781 | This malt and rye mill was burnt out on 19 August 1901. It was subsequently demolished leaving a two storey stump. A third storey was added in 1955. De Nieuwe Palmboom was built on the stump in 1987-89.[18] | 
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| De Ploeg or Ploegmolen 51°54′29″N 4°24′27″E / 51.908194°N 4.407376°E |
Stellingmolen | 1782 | A pearl barley mill, also later a malt mill. Demolished in 1902.[19] | |
| De Steene Moole 51°54′51″N 4°24′07″E / 51.914098°N 4.401869°E |
Stellingmolen | 1683 | This corn mill was demolished in 1773. De Meyboom was built to replace it.[20] | |
| De Ster or Starremolen 51°55′08″N 4°23′35″E / 51.918877°N 4.392926°E |
Stellingmolen | 1716 | A distillery mill, it was burnt down in 1823.[21] | |
| De Vlijt 51°54′35″N 4°24′33″E / 51.909826°N 4.409055°E |
Paltrokmolen | 1788 | This saw mill was demolished in 1880.[22] | |
| De Vrijheid 51°55′11.09″N 4°23′41.26″E / 51.9197472°N 4.3947944°E |
Stellingmolen | 1785 | This corn mill worked until c.1950. It was restored in 1972.[23] | 
|
| De Walvisch 51°54′56.4″N 4°23′42.59″E / 51.915667°N 4.3951639°E |
Stellingmolen | 1794 | This corn mill was damaged by fire on 9 December 1938, the bottom four floors were severely affected. It was restored in 1970 but was burnt out on 14 February 1996. The mill was restored in 1998.[24] | 
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| De Washington, De Wilhelmina 51°55′01″N 4°24′09″E / 51.916907°N 4.402389°E |
Stellingmolen | 1792 | This malt mill was renamed De Wilhelmina in 1898. It was demolished October–November 1903.[25] | |
| De Wipmolen or De Beukmolen 51°55′15″N 4°23′55″E / 51.920759°N 4.398685°E |
Wipstellingmolen | 1709 | A drainage mill that burnt down on 5 August 1733.[26] | |
| De Witte or Witte Molen 51°55′06″N 4°24′08″E / 51.918397°N 4.402153°E |
Stellingmolen | 1792 | A malt mill, it was demolished in 1892.[27] | |
| Hargmolen, Kethel 51°55′51″N 4°23′01″E / 51.930753°N 4.383677°E |
Grondzeiler | This drainage mill was standing in 1479. It burnt down in 1574.[28] | ||
| Hargmolen, Kethel 51°55′51″N 4°23′01″E / 51.930753°N 4.383677°E |
Grondzeiler | 1575 | This drainage mill was demolished in 1877.[29] | |
| Hargmolen, Kethel 51°55′51″N 4°23′01″E / 51.930753°N 4.383677°E |
Grondzeiler | 1877 | This drainage mill was moved here from Kortenoord, South Holland. It was demolished in 1925. It was replaced by a diesel powered pump. The base survives, used as a dwelling.[30] | 
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| Kleine Babbersmolen, Kethel 51°54′45″N 4°22′24″E / 51.912470°N 4.373199°E |
Wipmolen | A drainage mill was marked on a map dated 1611. It was not marked on a map of 1712.[31] | ||
| Kleine Babbersmolen, Kethel 51°54′45″N 4°22′24″E / 51.912470°N 4.373199°E |
Grondzeiler | 1852 | This drainage mill was demolished at the start of the C20th.[32] | |
| Korenmolen van Symon Bouman | Unknown | This corn mill was sold in 1607-08 and rebuilt elsewhere as a drainage mill.[33] | ||
| Molen van Bregman, Kethel 51°55′30″N 4°22′50″E / 51.925027°N 4.380490°E |
Stellingmolen | 1879 | This corn mill worked by wind until 1924. The tower was reduced to a three storey stump in 1936. It stands today, used as a dwelling.[34] | 
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| Nieuwlandsche Poldermolen, Kethel en Spaland 51°55′15″N 4°22′40″E / 51.920716°N 4.377738°E |
Grondzeiler | A drainage mill was marked on a map of 1560 The grondzeiler here was demolished in 1888 and replaced by a larger mill.[35] | 
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| Nieuwlandsche Poldermolen, Kethel en Spaland 51°55′15″N 4°22′40″E / 51.920716°N 4.377738°E |
Grondzeiler | 1888 | This drainage mill was moved here from Ouderkerk aan den IJssel, South Holland. It was burnt down by German forces on 5 October 1944.[36] | 
|
| Nieuw Mathenessermolen 51°54′40″N 4°24′49″E / 51.911148°N 4.413517°E |
Wipmolen | A drainage mill was standing on this site in 1560.[37] | ||
| Nieuw Mathenessermolen 51°54′40″N 4°24′49″E / 51.911148°N 4.413517°E |
Grondzeiler | 1791 | This drainage mill was demolished in 1923.[38] | |
| Noirtmolen, Noortcoornmolen, Noordmolen 51°55′13″N 4°23′52″E / 51.920355°N 4.397691°E |
Standerdmolen | A mill stood on this site in 1446. A corn mill that stood here was demolished in 1707, and was replaced by a stellingmolen.[39] | ||
| Noordmolen, Kethel 51°57′31″N 4°23′45″E / 51.958613°N 4.395756°E |
Unknown | 1576 | A drainage mill here was struck by lightning and burnt down on 6 November 1834.[40] | |
| Noordmolen, Kethel 51°57′31″N 4°23′45″E / 51.958613°N 4.395756°E |
Grondzeiler | 1834 | This drainage mill was demolished in 1872. It was replaced by a steam-powered pumping station.[40] | |
| Noort Moole 51°55′13″N 4°23′52″E / 51.920355°N 4.397691°E |
Stellingmolen | 1711 | This was originally a corn mill, later it was a malt mill. It was demolished in 1803 and replaced by a larger mill built 50 metres (55 yd) to the north west.[41] | |
| Oostmolen 51°55′04″N 4°24′07″E / 51.917776°N 4.402036°E |
Stellingmolen | 1727 | This malt mill was demolished in 1899, leaving a two storey stump which was used as a packhouse for bananas. The stump was demolished in 1962.[42] | |
| Oud Burgemeester Knappert 51°54′26″N 4°24′40″E / 51.907263°N 4.411087°E |
Stellingmolen | 1862 | A saw mill, the smock was demolished in 1910 when a steam engine took over. The rest was demolished in 1965.[43] | |
| Oud Mathenesserpoldermolen 51°55′27″N 4°24′31″E / 51.924169°N 4.408714°E |
Wipmolen | A drainage mill was built in 1469. The wipmolen on this site was demolished in 1780 to make way for a grondzeiler.[44] | ||
| Oud Mathenesserpoldermolen 51°55′27″N 4°24′31″E / 51.924169°N 4.408714°E |
Grondzeiler, later stellingmolen | 1780 | This drainage mill was heightened in 1888. It was demolished in 1910 and replaced by a steam-powered pumping station.[45] | |
| Schravemolen 51°55′50″N 4°24′29″E / 51.930509°N 4.407965°E |
Grondzeiler | c.1560 | This drainage mill worked until 1897, when a steam engine was built to drain the 's-Gravenlandsepolder. It was subsequently demolished.[46] | |
| 's-Gravelandse polder molen 51°55′35″N 4°24′32″E / 51.926408°N 4.408781°E |
Wipmolen | A drainage mill was marked on a map dated 1560. It had gone by 1611.[47] | ||
| Suytwintcorenmolen 51°54′51″N 4°24′05″E / 51.914193°N 4.401416°E |
Standerdmolen | A mill stood on this site in 1383. In 1683, a mill on this site was demolished. It was replaced by De Steenen Molen.[48] | ||
| West Abtsemolen 51°55′55″N 4°23′05″E / 51.931813°N 4.384584°E |
Grondzeiler | A drainage mill stood on this site in 1479. The mill here was raised in 1739. It was demolished in 1875.[49] | ||
| West Abtsemolen 51°55′55″N 4°23′05″E / 51.931813°N 4.384584°E |
Grondzeiler | 1875 | This drainage mill was raised in 1893. It was demolished in 1924 and replaced by a diesel-powered pump. The base was left, which survives as a dwelling.[50] | 
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| West Frankenland Poldermolen 51°54′14″N 4°24′21″E / 51.903802°N 4.405728°E |
Unknown | This mill drained the West Frankenland Polder. It was standing in 1834.[51] | ||
| Westmolen 51°54′59″N 4°23′39″E / 51.916505°N 4.394141°E |
Standerdmolen | 1580 | This corn mill was replaced by a stellingmolen in 1709.[52] | |
| Westmolen 51°54′59″N 4°23′39″E / 51.916505°N 4.394141°E |
Stellingmolen | 1711 | This malt mill was demolished in 1869. A steam-powered mill was built on its site in 1870.[53] | |
| Wijk Ten Toorn or Wijk den Toorn 51°54′33″N 4°24′20″E / 51.909275°N 4.405579°E |
Stellingmolen | 1723 | This sawmill was partly dismantled in 1886-88, and was burnt down in 1912.[54] | |
| Zuidmolen 51°54′42″N 4°24′08″E / 51.911629°N 4.402313°E |
Stellingmolen | 1717 | This malt and tanning mill was burnt out in 1835. The remains had been demolished by 1846.[55] | |
| Zuidmolen, Kethel 51°57′02″N 4°23′42″E / 51.950644°N 4.395088°E |
c.1557 | The Zuidmolen was marked on a map dated 1557. It was destroyed in 1574.[56] | ||
| Zuidmolen, Kethel 51°57′02″N 4°23′42″E / 51.950644°N 4.395088°E |
1574 | The mill was built in 1574. It was replaced by a new mill in 1828.[56] | ||
| Zuidmolen, Kethel 51°57′02″N 4°23′42″E / 51.950644°N 4.395088°E |
Grondzeiler | 1828 | The drainage mill was built in 1828. It ceased to work in 1884. The smock burnt down on 13 April 1954, leaving a single storey base used as a house. This was demolished on 19 September 2005 and a new two-storey octagonal house built on the site.[56] |
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