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Viewpoint · Alphen aan den Rijn · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Molen "de Haas" in Alphen aan den Rijn

Molen "de Haas" is a viewpoint in Alphen aan den Rijn, South Holland. This place has a story in the app. Within 160 m you'll find a bench.

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The story

Story · Molen "de Haas"

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You're standing at De Haas, the corn mill of Benthuizen. Take a good look at the round brick body. Notice something? One side is painted white, the other side black. It makes this mill from 1772 instantly recognisable.

Read the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

Photos

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

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