Borner Mill

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Borner Mill

Borner Mill

Borner Mill

Location and history
Borner Mühle (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Borner Mill
Coordinates 51 ° 14 '30 "  N , 6 ° 12' 15"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 14 '30 "  N , 6 ° 12' 15"  E
Location Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
District of Viersen
Brüggen municipality
Waters Schwalm
Built 1412 first mentioned in the "Borner Weistum"
Shut down 1960 as a grinding mill
technology
use Grain, oil, fulling and tan mill
Grinder 3 grinding courses 1 oil press
drive Watermill
water wheel at times 3 pieces, undershot
Website Borner Mühle website

The Borner Mühle in the municipality of Brüggen was a water mill with at times three undershot water wheels .

geography

The Borner Mühle is located on the right side of the Schwalm in the Born district in the municipality of Brüggen in the district of Viersen . Above was the Frankenmühle , below is the Vennmühle . The water level of the Schwalm is 40 m above sea level. The Kranenbach flows into the Schwalm at the Borner Mühle .

history

The St. Pantaleon Abbey in Cologne is mentioned as the owner of the Borner Mühle as early as the 12th century. An important documentary mention can be found in the “Borner Weistum” of September 17, 1412. Here it says that all Laaten (leaning supporters) of the Cologne Abbey “St. Pantaleon ”, who were based in Born and Bracht , had to have their grain milled in the Borner mill. This compulsory meal of the abbey was handled with particular severity so that the miller was able to pay the high taxes to the abbey.

Interesting is a contract of inheritance from 1552, with which the mill was awarded to the married couple Dietrich von Kestenich and Adelheid von Dilkrath. In the contract, the object is referred to as a grain, oil, fulling and tan mill. The mill was operated at times with three water wheels, one of which was built over in 1912 for winter operation. During the French rule , the mill was confiscated and sold with the entire monastery property in 1812 . The mill operation was stopped in 1960. On December 23, 1976, a fire destroyed the roof and most of the facility. In 1980 the Borner Mühle reopened as a hotel and restaurant . On March 11, 1985, the Borner mill was entered in the list of monuments under No. 19. The restaurant and hotel closed in February 2014.

Monument entry

Around 1800; 18./20. Century; 2-storey brick building with anchor pins, right wing newly added; in front of the mill wayside cross of the 18./20. Century, wooden cross with wooden body.

List of monuments Brüggen No. 41, entry: March 11, 1985

gallery

  • Borner Mühle building

  • Millstones for decoration

  • Tranchot map from 1806

literature

  • Hans Vogt: Lower Rhine water mill guide. Krefeld 1998, page 447.
  • Horst Jungbluth, Helmuth Elsner: The Schwalm - valley of the mills. Schwalmtal 1989, pages 57-58.

Web links

Commons : Borner Mühle  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The Borner Mühle is waiting for new life (Rheinische Post July 12, 2014, p. C4)