Windmills and scenery of Weesp

The Vriendschap windmill

"Vriendschap" (Friendship) is the name of this windmill, one of the three in Weesp, which replaced in the year 1900 the previous one from 1694, burnt by lightning.

A branch of the Vecht River in Weesp

The windmill in the picture is the Vriendschap.

Lange Vechtbrug

The drawbridge of Weesp known as Lange Vechtbrug ("long bridge of the Vecht").

A canal in the center of Weesp

The Eendragt windmill

This windmill is located next to the Vriendschap, on the bank of the Vecht. It is an octagonal windmill from 1691.

The Vriendschap windmill seen from the Utrechtseweg street

Another scenery of Weesp with the Vriendschap windmill

Oudegracht Street and Canal as seen from Breedstraat street

The center of Weesp.

Profile of the Vriendschap windmill

The Vriendschap windmill on a cloudy day

Oudegracht and homes in the center of Weesp

The "Old Canal" of Weesp.

Home gardens and the Vriendschap windmill

Sint-Laurentiuskerk of Weesp

Neo-Gothic church of Saint Lawrence from 1876.

Bell tower and spire of Sint-Laurentiuskerk

The spire was added in the year 1900. Unfortunately, the church suffered a fire last November, 2016, which damaged the structure and collapsed the spire.

Saint Lawrence Church • Sint-Laurentiuskerk

Grote of Sint-Laurenskerk of Weesp

The "Great or St. Lawrence Church" from 1462, in the center of Weesp, also dedicated to Saint Lawrence. The carillon of its tower, from 1671, is a work by Pieter Hemony, who also made many carillons in Amsterdam.

The Vechtbrug drawbridge and the tower-fortress on the Ossenmarkt

In the background on the right, the fort at the Ossenmarkt of Weesp, a defensive structure from 1861.

Vessels in the Vecht and houses of Weesp on the riverbank

On the right you can see the Vechtbrug bridge, and even the Vriendschap and Eendragt windmills, also on the banks of the Vecht.

One of the quays in Weesp

The Herengracht canal in the center of Weesp

This drawbridge is known as the "Zwaantjesbrug" (Little Swan bridge).

The WSV quay and the Vriendschap windmill

Vessels moored at the quay of the Water Sports Association ("watersportvereniging") "The Vecht" of Weesp.

The tower-fortress at the Ossenmarkt

Another view of the Eendragt windmill

The Vriendschap windmill

The Eendragt windmill waving the Weesp flag

The Oudegracht canal in the center of Weesp

The Van Houtenkerk Church from 1906 stands out in the picture with its spire; it is also known as the Chocolate Church ("Chocoladekerkje"), since it was built by the Van Houten chocolate makers family.

Laurentiuskerk • Church of Saint Lawrence