Eichmühle (Regenstauf)
The Eichmühle is a former grain and sawmill on the banks of the Regen river in the village of Regenstauf not far from Regensburg in Bavaria. The foundation walls of the building, whose water wheels are now used to generate electricity, date from the 13th century. Mills and blacksmiths were usually among the oldest businesses in a town and were under special protection. The residents of the settlement and the surrounding area were able to bring their grain here for grinding. The miller was obliged to treat the grain entrusted to him with care and not to fraudulently stretch it. He had to serve customers in the order in which they arrived ("first come, first served")
The oldest mill in Regenstauf is today's "Eichmühle", formerly the "inner mill" (as opposed to the "outer mill" on the other side of the Regenbrücke). It is first mentioned in the oldest Bavarian duke surbar (approx. 1231-1234), a ducal list of taxes . The first owner known by name is Jörg Frank (1543), in whose family it remained until the end of the 16th century. In 1732 the mill had 5 grinders, plus a sawmill and a fulling mill for tamping cloth. In 1855, the mill passed into the possession of the timber merchant Levi Maier as part of a legal auction. In 1880 Xaver and Franziska Bock bought the property, which is why it was also known as the "Bockmühle". Like their predecessor, they mainly specialized in wood processing, as did Johan and Anna Reindl, who took over the property in 1935. The property was owned by the family until Alfons Eich bought the building. In 2008 the couple Luc and Claudia Denny bought the mill. Today there is a French restaurant with beer garden in the Eichmühle zu Regenstauf. Every two years at the latest, the Eichmühle is enclosed by the floods of the Regen River and becomes an attraction for onlookers.
Source: A Chronicle History and Stories First Edition 2014 Gietl Verlag & Publication Service GmbH Regenstauf Publisher: Marktgemeinde Regenstauf Editor: Local home keeper Georg Gahr and Gerhard Kemmeter Bibliographic information from the German National Library Coordinates: 49 ° 7 ′ 43.3 ″ N , 12 ° 7 ′ 49 , 8 ″ O