Tiengen oil mill

The oil mill in Tiengen

The Tiengen oil mill, also known as the old oil mill Tiengen, is an oil mill in the town of Tiengen in Klettgau . It is located below the Tiengen Castle Mill near Tiengen Castle .

history

Construction work on the oil mill is mentioned in 1718, but it should have existed earlier. The oil mill was in operation until 1952 and, among other things, walnuts , hazelnuts , beechnuts , flax , rape and poppy seeds were processed into oil . The marc was in great demand as fodder for cattle and the oil cake was popular with young people in the famine period after World War II, according to local tradition the cockchafer , which was common at the time, were also ground ... In 1970, the history teacher Karl Benda discovered the dilapidated building and founded the Association for the Preservation of the Tiengen Oil Mill. The grinder and press have been put into operation as part of demonstrations since 1999. The water power for the overshot waterwheel is supplied by the Talbach, which is then called Mühlbach, Ölbach or Stadtbach depending on the plant it drives.

Web links

• Website of the Tiengen oil mill

Individual evidence

1. ^ Website of the Tiengen oil mill

Coordinates: 47 ° 38 ′ 9.5 ″  N , 8 ° 16 ′ 34.4 ″  E