Elstermühle Schweinitz
The Schweinitz Elstermühle was first mentioned at the beginning of the 13th century as a mill location on the Black Elster . However, an exact date of foundation cannot be determined for this mill. A description of the mill in the 15th century shows that it had four grinding stages , a fulling wheel and a grinder.
In the 18th century the mill is described as follows: The mill stands on the right bank of the Black Elster and is equipped with four grinding aisles and eight millet pounders. It is operated by two consecutive undershot waterwheels which were designed as Ziehpansterräder , each of the wheels 16 feet (unit) and one inch (unit) high, eight feet and one inch wide and each provided with 32 blades. On each of the waterwheel shafts there was a spur gear with 60 combs which each engaged in a stick gear with 32 sticks and thus operated the four grinding gears . Another spur gear with 48 combs was on the lower countershaft. On this shaft there was another stick gear with 32 sticks for the eight millet pounders. Opposite the mill building was a stable in which a crockery room and a guest stall for the meal guests were housed.
Owner of the mill
In 1456 the water mill was leased to Müller Trebes. During the Thirty Years' War , the mill came into the possession of the Eckardt family, Valentin Eckardt, who was also the official forester in Jessen, is named as the first owner. He was succeeded by Georg Gottfried Eckardt (until 1724), then followed by his son Georg Gottfried Eckardt junior. (until 1747). After the owner's death, the mill was leased to the heirs until the son of the same name, Georg Gottfried Eckardt jun. should take over the business again. He was followed by Carl August Eckardt (until 1834) by Carl August Eckardt jun. (until 1838) inherited. After his death, his brother Carl Heinrich Eckardt took over. The last owner was Paul Eckardt. The mill was then sold. In 1929 Müller Klabe took over the mill from Müller Thiel. In the same year the son, Ewald Klabe, had to take over the mill due to the death of his father. He modernized the facility and brought it up to date with the latest technology of the time.
Others
The Black Elster had to be modified in terms of hydraulic engineering in 1695 for the rafting of wood. This also had an impact on the mill operation, as the rafts often caused damage to the water buildings. On August 8, 1869, parts of the grinding and cutting mill burned down. After the water law was replaced in 1902, a steam engine was installed as a drive. From 1968 onwards, the commercial milling operations that had been in operation up to that point could no longer be operated economically. The established agricultural production cooperative took over the mill, in which Müller Klabe continued to work as an employee. In 1975 the building was sold to the health service , which built an old people's home on the site. When the home moved in 2000, the buildings are empty.
Footnotes and individual references
- ↑ a b c d Eberhard Förster, Annaburger Hefte, Mühlen between Elbe and Schwarzer Elster, 2006
- ↑ Home calendar of the Schweinitz district
- ↑ Birth and death registers, church archives in the former Jessen district
Coordinates: 51 ° 47 '24 " N , 13 ° 1' 58" E