Weida iron hammer
The iron hammer Weida is the oldest still functioning hammer mill in Thuringia . The Eisenhammer is located on the Auma in the Liebsdorf district of Weida , just below the dam of the Aumatalsperre .
history
The first efforts to build a hammer mill at this point are known from 1770. The iron hammer was built using an existing weir , which served to irrigate the Liebsdorfer sheep meadows. In order to be able to use the hydropower better, the building was dug into the ground like a cellar. This resulted in a height of fall of 2.70 m for the two overshot water wheels .
In the past, parts for other mills, hammers, wagon parts, tires, fittings, anvils, straightening plates, wagon axles and - mostly in the summer when the water level was low - forge nails were manufactured.
The bell bells from the iron hammer became known far beyond Weida ; some are said to have weighed up to four hundredweight. These bobbins are still to be found in Naumburg Cathedral , in Erfurt Cathedral , in Magdeburg and even in Cologne, as well as in the Church of the Redeemer in Jerusalem.
In 1921 the forge was closed.
today
After 1990, the renovation of the technical sightseeing monument began. With the help of monument preservation, the following work has already been carried out: renewal of the roofing and the roof truss, repair of the mill ditch and new construction of two weirs as well as the renovation of the east wall.
These renovation measures take place under the supervision of an architect, a structural engineer and a geologist. The Eisenhammer has been privately owned again since 1990.
literature
- B. Gunkel, E.-J. Müller: 800 years of the city of Weida: 1209–2009. Festschrift. Wüst, 2009, 160 pages
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Coordinates: 50 ° 45 '53.1 " N , 12 ° 1' 49.2" E