Nederland - Wijk bij Duurstede, ‘Rijn en Lek’

Windmill ‘Rijn en Lek’ is dating back to 1659, when it was built on top of the - only remaining - medieval city gate of the town, the Leuterpoort. In the beginning it was used as a bark mill, but around 1820 it became a flourmill, which it still is. The mill stands proudly above the gate on the dike, next to the water meadow outside the city wall and nearly always catches enough wind.

The ‘Rijn en Lek’ is the only drive-through-windmill in the world. It is often confused with the windmill painted by Ruisdael, called ‘The windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede’, which stood a few blocks away.

The mill got its name ‘Rijn en Lek’ due to the fact that the Rhine changes its name into Lek River downstream from Wijk bij Duurstede.

Günter Klaus, Mikus, Gary Benson (grbenson3 on flickr), Andreas M. and 132 other people have particularly liked this photo

65 comments - The latest ones

Ulrich John ^club

Sehr, sehr schön, die Mühle !

9 years ago.

Edward Bowthorpe

Superb capture,eddie,xx

9 years ago.

Stormlizard ^club

Very nice Windmill well photographed and with good information.

9 years ago.

Treasa Ui Cionaodha

Wonderful shot of this windmill. Brilliant time of day light. Great Info Well done Jaap Regards Tess

9 years ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club has replied to Treasa Ui Cionaodha

Just in time before it got dark !!

9 years ago.

William Sutherland ^club

Incredible windmill! Great information!

9 years ago.

Rudy Bernardus

Mooie foto ,gemaakt in het gouden uurtje

9 years ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club has replied to Rudy Bernardus

Het was maar heel even zo mooi; gewoon geluk gehad, want ik was op weg naar huis en kwam daar precies op tijd langs.

9 years ago.

RHH ^club

Beautiful mill and interesting information.

9 years ago.

Marie-claire Gallet

Outstanding capture of your wonderful Dutch landscape, Jaap !!!

9 years ago.

Polyrus

An architectural masterpiece well presented.

9 years ago.

Erhard Bernstein ^club

This is great in the evening light!

9 years ago.

Dick M

Nice windmill shot with a beautiful sky backdrop. Well done!

9 years ago.

LutzP ^club

...fine evening light Jaap, and quite interesting. Greets Lutz

9 years ago. Edited 9 years ago.

Christiane ♥.•*¨`*•✿

Sure a real particular windmill over a stone gateway ....
Excellent photograph, Jaap !

9 years ago.

menonfire ^club

Schöner Blick auf die imposante Mühle ! Grüße MAIK

9 years ago.

TigerHead ^club

Nice composition! Love the sky as well!! ***************

9 years ago.

Malik Raoulda ^club

Grandiose *********
Bonne semaine.

9 years ago.

Peter Castell ^club

Thank you for sharing a great photo and for the information, it's good to know it's still in use

9 years ago.

Helena Ferreira

A fantastic photograph.
Excellent work and performance.

9 years ago.

Skipper

Most beautiful windmill and twilight photo. Tones, framing and atmosphere are excellent.

9 years ago.

elvigiadelosamanecer… ^club

Beautiful

9 years ago.

Annemarie ^club

splendid sunset tones

9 years ago.

Annemarie ^club

Wishing you all the best for this last days of 2015, and a bright and luminous 2016.
LoVe Annamaria

9 years ago.

christel.k ^club

wunderschöne Mühle mit fantastischem Abendlicht!

9 years ago.

Valfal

I always love your shots of windmills, Jaap; this mill is absolutely beautiful!

9 years ago.

Philippe_28 ^club

Fantastique !

9 years ago.

Jürgen

ein seltenes Bauwerk
bin immer wieder erstaunt, welche Besonderheiten Du uns an Windmühlen zeigst

9 years ago.

Fantasyfan

Very cool place and nice atmosphere to top that

9 years ago.

Trudy Tuinstra ^club

een prachtige foto vol sfeer

9 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club

Fabulous image and a lovely sky.
Thanks for the great information Jaap

9 years ago.

Nora Caracci ^club

very original wind mill over a tower gate, greatly taken !

9 years ago.

Eefje

Die heb je er mooi opgezet zeg, prachtig!

9 years ago.

Esther ^club

Beautiful shot and interesting history.

9 years ago.

Horizon 36 ^club

Wonderful capture...well done Jaap.

9 years ago.

Nico Andries

Een prachtige molen in een hele mooie foto!!

9 years ago.

Treasa Ui Cionaodha

Back to say
Seen In
www.ipernity.com/explore/whatshot
Congratulations on Explore Well deserved for this image. Well done Jaap Regards Tess

9 years ago.

J. Gafarot ^club

Splendid detail, excellent light. Congratulations.

9 years ago.

cammino ^club

Beautiful scene and shot.

9 years ago.

Roger Dodger

Excellent historic mill and interesting history complete with a great image.

9 years ago.

Jeanne chevillard ^club

très beau moulin !!!

9 years ago.

Gudrun ^club

A very interesting windmill with a gorgeous sky!

9 years ago.

Danielle

De toute Beauté…….

9 years ago.

Jan

Amazing construction and photo

9 years ago.

Heidiho ^club

Herrliche Aufnahme. SO wünsche ich mir Holland.

9 years ago.

Léopold ^club

Magical mill's sunset of your dreamy country I am so fond of.

9 years ago.

Christel Ehretsmann ^club

impressive and beautiful !

9 years ago.

franco benf ^club

Beautiful shot

9 years ago.

Luscinia

Grossartiges Foto

Luscinia

9 years ago.

Johan

Mooi avondlicht!

9 years ago.

protox

Herrliche Aufnahme

9 years ago.

Leo W ^club

a gorgeous ight mood, brilliant capture

9 years ago.

William Sutherland ^club

Best wishes to you and your family for the new year!

9 years ago.

Pam J ^club

Breathtaking !

9 years ago.

Jadviga Grase ^club

Impressive and beautiful capture!
Happy New Year!

9 years ago.

Jeff Farley

Excellent light and a wonderfully clear image Jaap.

9 years ago.

Indycaver (Norm) ^club

Love it Jaap! :-)

9 years ago.

Ecobird ^club

Lovely shot Jaap and the light is stunning. Well captured

9 years ago.

Rainer Blankermann

Beautiful....and an excellent composition!!

9 years ago.

Lucette

Wow .... Joli !

9 years ago.

Chris10 ^club

Lijkt wel n schilderij Jaap. Erg goed gelukt zo vanaf (voor mij) de achterkant. Zelf heb ik hem al enkele keren vanaf de andere kant gefotografeerd. Wat een enorm exemplaar is het hè? Een kijkje erin en erop is ook reuze interessant!

Groet, Christien.

9 years ago.

Ko Hummel ^club

ja, dat is van de andere kant, heel mooi met de avondlucht

5 years ago.

Andreas M.

awesome pic with these soft lights

3 years ago.

Gary Benson (grbenso…

Wonderful twilight capture!

3 years ago.

Günter Klaus ^club

Das ist ja ein sehr schöne Mühle lieber Jaap,das du toll zeigst,mir gefällt auch dieser Durchgang sehr gut :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Tag,liebe Grüße Güni :))

10 months ago.

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