Immerather mill
The Immerather mill was under monument protection standing tower windmill or a mountain Dutchman . Until it was dismantled in October 2018, the mill was visible from afar between Immerath and Jackerath on the border of the Erkelenz city area.
history
The mill was built by the Jülich sovereign in the first half of the 17th century. In 1802, under French rule, the mill ban was lifted and the following year the mill was sold to Heinrich Lauterborn from Jackerath.
In 1897, a railway station on the Mönchengladbach – Stolberg railway line was opened near the mill .
The mill was in operation until 1930, most recently owned by the Schurf family. In 1944 an incendiary bomb destroyed the tower hood. In 1954 the municipality of Immerath bought the mill, a complete grinder was no longer available. It was restored and received a hood and wings again. After the municipal reform it became the property of the city of Erkelenz.
On May 14, 1985, it was entered in the list of architectural monuments of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia under the current monument number 160, see also List of Architectural Monuments in Immerath (Erkelenz) .
In addition to the Blancken mill in the city center, it was the only surviving historical windmill in the Erkelenzer Land.
On October 18, 2018, the mill was demolished by RWE Power to make room for the extension of the Garzweiler II open- cast lignite mine . The date was not previously announced publicly, so few locals watched the demolition. A citizens' initiative fought to keep the windmill until the end. It was of the opinion that it was on the edge of the planned mining area and could therefore have been preserved. In two open letters she asked RWE and the city of Erkelenz to find a solution together.
Planned reconstruction
In Immerath (new) a piece of land was reserved for the reconstruction of the mill at the western entrance to the village. Important components of the old mill were to be reused and it was intended to be used as a local museum . However, the plans were not pursued. A sale to private interested parties did not succeed. Eventually the city sold Mühle and the reserved property to RWE.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Immerather Mühle demolished due to opencast mining . In: Westdeutscher Rundfunk , October 18, 2018. Accessed October 18, 2018.
- ↑ Helmut Wichlatz: Immerather Mühle as a local museum for resettlement? In: Aachener Zeitung of June 7, 2013, accessed on December 14, 2016.
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Coordinates: 51 ° 2 ′ 31.2 " N , 6 ° 26 ′ 49.3" E