Floot mill

The Flootsmühle in Nettetal-Hinsbeck

Location and history

Coordinates

51 ° 21 '24 " N , 6 ° 16' 33" E Coordinates: 51 ° 21 '24 " N , 6 ° 16' 33" E

Location

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

District of Viersen

City of Nettetal

Waters

Nice

Built

1556 first mention

Shut down

1875 resignation

technology

use

Grain mill

Grinder

1 grind

drive

Watermill

water wheel

undershot

The Flootsmühle is a former watermill in Nettetal - Hinsbeck , located on the Nette, with an undershot water wheel .

geography

The Flootsmühle is located on the Nette , on Herscheler Weg in the Hinsbeck district , a district of the city of Nettetal in the Viersen district in North Rhine-Westphalia. The Nette has a height of approx. 41 m above sea level here . The care and maintenance of the water is the responsibility of the Netteverband , which is based in Nettetal.

history

The Flootsmühle on the old Roman road was first mentioned in a Grenzweisum from 1556 "ghet aen op Vloevarts muelen". The names and spellings of the mill were also "Vlovartse-", "Florts-", "Fluerts-", up to "Flootsmühle" today. The mill had belonged to Count Schaesberg since 1706 and was operated as a grain mill. The mill was closed in 1875. Today there is a small, neat residential building here. The current pilgrim cross in the front garden is a traditional resting place for Kevelaer pilgrims. It stands in the place of an older cross that was set up centuries ago for an injured carter.