Buscher mill
The Buscher Mühle is a watermill on the northern Düssel in the Düsseldorf district of Düsseltal , which is believed to have been built in the early 14th century. It is mentioned in a document in 1790. It is the last partially preserved mill in Düsseldorf's urban area and, after renovation, serves as a social and cultural meeting place.
On the history of the Buscher Mühle
According to the memorial plaque placed above the door to the water wheel, the Buscher Mühle once belonged to the Buscher Hof, which was owned by the Pempelfort family . According to a document from 1316, Johannes de Buscho had leased the farm. However, the document does not mention the existence of a water mill. However, it can be safely assumed that there was a flour mill at this location in the 14th century . Derendorf , to which the location of the mill formerly belonged, was incorporated in 1384, and a “Derendorfer Mull” is said to have raised a third of the tax revenue of the then royal seat of Düsseldorf in the Middle Ages. Also of interest are court files that report a dispute over water rights between a miller and the Düsseltal monastery . This can only have been the Buscher mill. The Buscher mill was first mentioned in a document in 1790. At that time, the city of Düsseldorf bought the mill for 3,000 talers. The council decision does not mention who the previous owner was, so that one cannot research further back here. After that, the mill on the Nördliche Düssel changed hands frequently and was rebuilt several times. In order to increase productivity, the grinder was probably expanded to three grinding stages in 1811 . "Anno 1811, December 18th", this year is stamped in the tree, the main vertical drive shaft. Thus the wooden axes and gears of the grinder are over 200 years old.
Until the Second World War, grain was ground in the Buscher Mühle using water power. The building was badly damaged by a bomb attack on November 2, 1944 . It was not until 1956/57 that the city of Düsseldorf insisted on reconstruction. However, for cost reasons, this did not return the original condition. The building was given a simplified roof shape and only a grinder has been reconstructed inside.
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Coordinates: 51 ° 14 ′ 42.2 " N , 6 ° 47 ′ 45.3" E