Bannmühle (Herzogenrath)

Bannmühle in Herzogenrath
Herzogenrath on the new recording from 1892
Location and history
Coordinates	50 ° 52 '5 "  N , 6 ° 5' 33"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 52 '5 "  N , 6 ° 5' 33"  E
Location	Germany North Rhine-Westphalia City region Aachen Herzogenrath
Waters	worm
Built	15./16. century
Shut down	around 1914
technology
use	Oil and grain mill
Grinder	1 grind 1 oil press
drive	Watermill
water wheel	undershot

The Bannmühle was a watermill on the Wurm in the city of Herzogenrath in the North Rhine-Westphalian city ​​region of Aachen in the administrative district of Cologne .

geography

The Bannmühle was located on the Wurm, on Kleikstrasse, in the city of Herzogenrath. The mill building was at a height of approx. 105 m above sea ​​level . Above the Bannmühle was the pumping skills of the Klosterrath pits , below was the Nivelsteiner Mühle .

Waters

The sources of the Broicher Bach with a height of 174 m above sea ​​level are now located in a rain retention basin between the streets In der Dell and Holzweg in the Linden-Neusen district of the city of Würselen. The creek with a length of 8.2 km is a tributary of the Wurm and flows to the north in a westerly direction through the area of ​​the city of Alsdorf and then to the city of Herzogenrath. In the road area An der Wurm / Apolloniastraße the Broicher Bach flows into the Wurm at a height of 106 m above sea level at km 35.0. A reservoir , located about 500 meters above the mouth in the Broichbachtal recreational area, regulates the flow of water from the Broich Bach into the Wurm. The water association Eifel-Rur (WVER) is responsible for the care and maintenance of the water .

history

The Bannmühle belonged to Herzogenrath and most likely served as a supply unit for the castle and town in the earliest times . The first mention of the mill goes back to 1550 when the mill appeared on a city ​​map . It is unclear whether it belonged to the sovereigns or the abbey . In the Klosterrath files of the 15./16. Century was the use of the monastery . In 1766 the abbot Haghen had the mill completely renovated. In the 18th / 19th In the 18th century it was proudly called the Imperial Bannmühle because the land of Herzogenrath was the last to belong to Austria . When valuing the properties , it was set at a net income of 750 guilders / year, making it the most highly rated property . In 1866, the Bannmühle was named as a large, well-known company of American construction . In 1910 the city of Herzogenrath acquired the property , which was demolished in 1914 in order to improve the water drainage of the Wurm, which had become difficult in the city area.

gallery

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  Herzogenrath on the first recording from 1846

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  Herzogenrath on the tranchot card 1805

literature

• Hans Vogt: Lower Rhine water mill guide 2nd edition. Association Niederrhein, Krefeld 1998, ISBN 3-00-002906-0 , pp. 275-276

Web links

Commons : Bannmühle  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.wver.de/