Ground monument Paffrather Mühle
The ground monument Paffrather Mühle is located in the Paffrath district of Bergisch Gladbach in the Rheinisch-Bergisches Kreis .
history
The history of the Paffrath mill is related to the medieval settlement development of the village of Paffrath and the knight seat Haus Blegge . The Cologne Cathedral Chapter was the landlord in the Paffrath area . Your bailiffs also managed the Paffrath mill, which is first mentioned in 1183. Numerous tenants of the mill have been mentioned since the 16th century.
At the end of 1987, shards of medieval spherical pot ware were found in an excavation pit right next to the still existing half-timbered buildings of the old mill . It could be assigned to the 12th century. According to the soil findings so far, the existence of a soil archive can be regarded as certain. Valuable information about the settlement and building history in the Bergisch Gladbach area can be expected from this. In addition, these results can lead to important information on economic and social history and the development of the rulers in the Middle Ages.
Ground monument
The preservation and use of the soil archive at the Paffrather Mühle is in the public interest for scientific, architectural and economic reasons. Therefore, the area was entered under No. 11 in the list of archaeological monuments in Bergisch Gladbach .
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of monuments of the city of Bergisch Gladbach, permanent ground monument No. 11
Coordinates: 50 ° 59 '49.2 " N , 7 ° 5' 28.7" E