Hesse cutlery factory
The Hesse cutlery factory is located in the Fleckenberg district of Schmallenberg and is now a museum.
The building was erected in 1865 and originally housed a wool spinning mill . Using the water power of the Lenne , Carl Hesse KG Fleckenberg produced cutlery and serving sets from 1938 to 1982 . At first, sheet iron was mainly processed. The production of stainless steel cutlery began around 1960. A 900 meter long mill ditch supplied the through-flow turbine with water. The energy was passed on directly via a transmission system or converted into electrical energy via a generator.
On November 29, 1990 the building was listed as a historical monument. Fleckenberg's local history association began to restore the factory and the old machines in 1997. He was supported by the North Rhine-Westphalia Foundation , among others . Since the opening on September 8, 2000, people have been showing how cutlery was made in the past. Art exhibitions and concerts are also held in the museum.
location
- Address: Fleckenberg cutlery factory, Wiesenstrasse 11 a, 57392 Schmallenberg-Fleckenberg
literature
- NRW Foundation (ed.): Our NRW - travel guide to cultural and natural monuments - Siegerland and Sauerland. Klartext Verlag, Essen 2011. Chapter Besteckfabrik Hesse pp. 62–64. ISBN 978-3-8375-0624-2 .
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Coordinates: 51 ° 8 ′ 15.9 ″ N , 8 ° 15 ′ 39.5 ″ E