Frankenmühle (mill)

Frankenmühle
Tranchot map from 1806
Location and history
Coordinates	51 ° 13 '57 "  N , 6 ° 13' 21"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 13 '57 "  N , 6 ° 13' 21"  E
Location	Germany North Rhine-Westphalia District of Viersen municipality Schwalmtal
Waters	Schwalm
Built	13th Century
Shut down	Destruction by fire
technology
use	Oil mill
Grinder	1 oil press
drive	Watermill
water wheel	undershot

The Frankenmühle in the municipality of Schwalmtal was a water mill .

geography

The Frankenmühle was located on the Schwalm in the Frankenmühle district, in the Schwalmtal municipality in the Viersen district . Above is the Mühlrath mill , below the Borner mill . The water level of the Schwalm is 43 m above sea level.

history

The Frankenmühle was an oil mill that gave the Frankenmühle district its name. The name has been proven as a hobby name as early as the 13th century . The name is also listed on the Tranchot card from 1806. We know a lot about the name, but little about the mill, apart from a few archaeological finds. The archaeological finds were made during the Schwalm regulation . At a depth of about one meter, around 30 oak stakes were discovered that were charred at the top. Between the piles lay pottery shards from the 11th - 14th centuries and remains of millstone.

literature

• Hans Vogt: Lower Rhine water mill guide. Krefeld 1998, page 445.
• Horst Jungbluth, Helmuth Elsner: The Schwalm - valley of the mills. Schwalmtal 1989, pages 56-58.

Web links

Commons : Frankenmühle  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Mill tour

Individual evidence