Klostermühle (Düllstadt)
The former monastery mill (address Mühlweg 2 , formerly house number 2) in Düllstadt , Lower Franconia, is a listed building . The property on Mühlweg in the northeast of the village was used for a long time as the official building of the Münsterschwarzach monastery .
history
The history of the mill is closely related to the history of the village of Düllstadt. The property was first mentioned in a document as early as the 13th century, probably between 1250 and 1275. At that time, the Münsterschwarzach Monastery, the village owner , sold the buildings for repurchase. During the 16th century, the property is said to have served as the hunting lodge of the Würzburg prince-bishop Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn , although this use is probably part of the realm of legends.
During the Thirty Years' War, the abbey came back to the buildings in Düllstadt. However, a few years later the monks had to sell the property again for 4,000 guilders . After a fire that largely destroyed the complex in 1700, today's house was completed in 1701. The large cellars below the house still served as storage rooms for the monastery's supplies.
The turning point came in 1803 when the Münsterschwarzach monastery was dissolved in the course of secularization and Düllstadt finally became part of the Kingdom of Bavaria a short time later . The former official court was sold to private individuals. Due to the proximity to the Castellbach , from which the Mühlbach was derived, a short time later a mill was built in the manorial buildings, which was operated by two water wheels. At the same time, a sawmill was set up on the property, which was powered by the water of the stream.
After several changes of ownership, Johann Thomann from the Erlesmühle near Wiesentheid and his wife Barbara Schwab from Birklingen came into possession of the mill in 1896 , and the Thomann family still lives on the property. After Johann Thomann, his youngest son Wolfgang became the new miller. A dust explosion in 1941 damaged the roof of the house and destroyed parts of the furnishings. Then the mill was stopped and sawing work continued until 1972. Today the house is inhabited by Wolfgang Thomann, who is a nephew of the first miller of that name.
description
The former monastery mill is classified as an architectural monument by the Bavarian State Office for the Preservation of Monuments. The building used today as a residential building presents itself as a two-storey mansard roof structure . The windows of the building are drilled and mark it as a stately office building. In addition, corner pilasters distinguish the monastery mill. A cornice separates the lower and upper floors. The main portal in the center of the building was provided with a structure in which the year 1700 was placed.
The yard gate of the facility, which communicates to the property, has a large passage and a smaller passage. Similar to the main house, the courtyard gate was equipped with corner pilasters. Two cornices take over the internal structure of the building. Both passages end with a round arch and a keystone was designed as a volute . An inscription stone can be found above the narrower passage. On it you can see the mill wheel in an oak wreath, circumscribed by the monogram "HB [?] W".
literature
- Alexander Graf zu Castell: Düllstadt. In: Jesko Graf zu Dohna (Ed.): Kulturpfad. In the footsteps of the Counts of Castell . Münsterschwarzach 2004, p. 89.
- Günter Wich: 1100 years of Düllstadt. 918-2018. A picture book with texts . Münsterschwarzach 2018.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Count Alexander zu Castell: Düllstadt. 2004, p. 89.
- ^ Günter Wich: 1100 years of Düllstadt. 2018, p. 98. Wich claims that Echter used the property as a hunting lodge and assumes that Balthasar Neumann planned the buildings that are still preserved today in 1700.
- ^ Günter Wich: 1100 years of Düllstadt. 2018, p. 99.
Coordinates: 49 ° 48 ′ 9.6 ″ N , 10 ° 15 ′ 22.5 ″ E