KINDERDIJK, Netherlands (AP) — The windmills at Kinderdijk were built in the mid-1700s as a way to clear water from the low-lying landscape of the western Netherlands.

KINDERDIJK, Netherlands >> The windmills at Kinderdijk were built in the mid-1700s as a way to clear water from the low-lying landscape of the western Netherlands.

In the Netherlands ’ South Holland province, a network of meticulously preserved 18th-century windmills stand guard over the pastoral plains of Kinderdijk.

The Kinderdijk windmills are must-see sights for tourists. They're also functioning windmills that are helping to keep Holland above water.

KINDERDIJK, Netherlands >> The windmills at Kinderdijk were built in the mid-1700s as a way to clear water from the low-lying landscape of the western Netherlands.

The windmills at Kinderdijk were built in the mid-1700s as a way to clear water from the low-lying landscape of the western Netherlands. Sometime in the 1950s, the millers and water board members ...

The Kinderdijk windmills have become one of the Netherlands' most popular tourist destinations while continuing to help manage the Netherlands' ongoing fight to stay above water.