Hausermühle (Kranenbach)

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House grinder

Tranchot map from 1806

Tranchot map from 1806

Location and history
Hausermühle (North Rhine-Westphalia)
House grinder
Coordinates 51 ° 12 '47 "  N , 6 ° 16' 9"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 12 '47 "  N , 6 ° 16' 9"  E
Location Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
District of Viersen
Schwalmtal
Waters Kranenbach
Built 13th Century
Shut down 1956 Demolition of the mill building
technology
use Grain mill
Grinder 1 grind
drive Watermill
water wheel overshot

The house mill in the municipality of Schwalmtal was a water mill with an overshot water wheel .

geography

The Hausermühle was located at Kranenbach , An der Hausermühle, in the Waldniel district , in the Schwalmtal municipality, in the Viersen district. The water level of the Kranenbach in this area was 52 m above sea level. There was a pond in front of the mill . The care and maintenance of the Kranenbach is the responsibility of the Schwalm Association , which is based in Brüggen .

history

The lords of Bocholtz , whose ancestral seat was near Lobberich , had owned a manor with a small fort on the western outskirts of Waldniel since the 13th century . It was called Brockerhof or Haus Bocholtz. Three mills belonged to them: the Lüttelforster mill , the Schierer or Vossen mill and the Hausermühle here right next to the “house”, hence their name. Everything speaks for the fact that it is as old as the manor.

The house mill was always a grinding mill and was driven by an overshot water wheel. The fort burned down in 1708 and was not rebuilt. What remains are some farm buildings and the mill , which soon showed all signs of decay. The dilapidated mill house was demolished in 1956 and the pond was filled. Only the street name is a reminder of what used to be here. In the course of the renaturation of the Kranenbach, a pond was created at this point, which also serves as a retention basin .

gallery

  • Pond as a retention basin

literature

  • Hans Vogt: Lower Rhine water mill guide. Krefeld 1998, pages 451-453.

Web links

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

Individual evidence