Elstermühle Jessen
The Elstermühle Jessen was located on the Black Elster in Jessen (Elster) .
history
An exact date of foundation can no longer be determined for the mill, but it is mentioned that the miller had to pay an annual long lease to the Schweinitz office in the years 1419–1422 . After the mill became a free feudal estate in 1510, the Office of Lochau took over the administration. However, this is later taken care of by the Schweinitz office, and so in 1526 217 bushels of grain, 240 bushels of malt and a shock of kitchen money are recorded as income by the mill. With the timber rafting on the Schwarzen Elster, which began at the end of the 17th century, the water mill in Jessen is also compensated for necessary repairs by rafting with 1 1/3 thalers as well as a green pile and two plank trees.
construction
In the mill regulation from 1771, which expanded the mill regulations from 1561, the following equipment is specified for the mill: the front mill had four grinding steps with two lugs on two drawing wheels , an oil mill and millet pounding on a Staber water wheel and a cutting mill on a Staber water wheel. The rear mill had a grinding gear as well as an oil and fulling mill on a drawing wheel. In 1902 the system was equipped with a steam engine for 80,000 marks .
owner
In 1695, master miller Michael Herrmann is named, who receives compensation for operational downtime due to the rafting of wood. In 1718 master miller Christoph Herrmann is mentioned. In 1802 the mill property was leased to Johann Benjamin Weck. From 1812–1826, Johann Friedrich Förster is the owner. Abraham Wilhelm Rauchfuß, who took over the succession of ownership, had to sell the mill to Karl Voigt by auction on March 17, 1875. In 1902 the stowage right was sold by the then owner Georg Knie. He brought the mill and its equipment up to a state-of-the-art technical standard by converting the drive. However, a short time later he sold the property to the Langnes und Lange company, which then sold it to the Geßner brothers in 1904 for 125,000 marks.
Others
The regulation of the Black Elster, which began at the end of the 19th century, deprived the upstream mills with their 12 barrages of the right to hold the river. As a result, the water could now flow without any obstacles and at a higher speed to Jessen. From here to the confluence with the Elbe, however, the Schwarze Elster was not yet straightened, and thus the flow rate of the water was rather slow. With increased water levels in the Elbe, this led to backwater and thus to severe flooding. However, in order to continue regulating the river, the water level of the river had to be lowered. As a result, the piles on which the foundations of the mill were built were no longer under water and fell into decay. The grain allocation made during World War I only left the mill to work for one day a month, so in 1916 all workers had to be laid off.
Footnotes and individual references
- ↑ a b c Eberhard Förster, Annaburger Hefte, Mühlen between Elbe and Schwarzer Elster, 2006
- ↑ Home calendar of the Schweinitz district
Coordinates: 51 ° 46 ′ 58 ″ N , 12 ° 57 ′ 27 ″ E