Furthmühle Pram

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The Furthmühle Pram is a former grain and saw mill from the 14th century in the Upper Austrian municipality of Pram . It is the last of the 43 mills that originally stood on the Pram River . It was taken over by the Furthmühle cultural association in 1992 and now functions as an open-air museum . The building is a listed building .

history

Furthmühle Pram is mentioned for the first time in 1371 in a listing by Count Schaunberg as "Pram, mul and say, furtmul zu Pram" . The name Furthmühle comes from a shallow spot in the water, a ford where it is possible to cross the river without aids. Until the 20th century, the mill was supplied with grain by around 140 farmers from twelve communities. The principle of the “toll” was used until the time between the world wars, when the miller kept around ten percent of the product for himself. Since the start of electrification in 1918, the mill has been supplied by a small power station, and two batteries were available for high consumption at events . The Pramer Lichtgesellschaft was founded in 1922. which the electricity customers took over.

A change of ownership is documented in 1625. After a fire in 1898, Amalia Pichler rebuilt the mill. She married Josef Irger-Berger, so that the mill passed into his possession. When Amalia died in 1910, he married Maria Mühlbeck, who gave birth to the children Alois and Marianne. Marianne took over the mill in 1937 until her death in 1987. In 1991 the Wageneder family sold the mill to the municipality of Pram.

The Furthmühle cultural association was founded in 1992, with the task of maintaining and operating as well as offering events.

offer

Furthmühle Museum

It is possible to visit the mill and the sawmill. The association provides audio guides and stations for making inquiries with the help of smartphones. There is the opportunity to take part in the workshop “From Grain to Bread”, which deals with the processing of grain and flour. The mill can be used for seminars and weddings. Events are taking place. A farmers' market is organized on Saturdays and various handicrafts can be seen at the Leopoldimarkt in November.

Web links

Commons : Furthmühle (Pram)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b story. In: furthmuehle.at. Furthmühle Pram, accessed on May 13, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Mission statement. Furthmühle Pram, accessed on May 13, 2020 .
  3. ↑ inspection. Furthmühle Pram, accessed on May 13, 2020 .
  4. ↑ workshop. Furthmühle Pram, accessed on May 13, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Celebrations & Seminars. Furthmühle Pram, accessed on May 13, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Leopoldimarkt 2019. Furthmühle Pram, accessed on May 13, 2020 .

Coordinates: 48 ° 13 ′ 56.6 ″  N , 13 ° 36 ′ 29 ″  E