Coke mill
 
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Location in western Lower Saxony |
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The Kokenmühle is a watermill with a mill pond on the river Aue , a sand-shaped lowland brook , in the Visbeker peasantry Endel , in the district of Vechta , in the Lower Saxony region of Oldenburger Münsterland , with part of the mill area located in the Emsteker municipality in the district of Cloppenburg . The mill was first mentioned in a document in 1540.
Today's mill
The mill, built on a foundation of mighty field stones in oak framework and red brick, has a medium-sized water wheel from 1893 with a diameter of nine meters, which has been used to generate electricity since the mill was rebuilt after being destroyed in World War II. A sawmill from the 19th century attached to the mill is still functional today. After extensive renovation in 1981, the mill building is now used as a venue for celebrations. The Kokenmühle has been a station on the Lower Saxony Mühlenstrasse since 2008 .
History of the coke mill
The hydroelectric coke mill - originally a grain mill with eel catching and storage rights - has been owned by the Koke family since 1540, currently under the ownership of Maria Koke. A new water mill was built in 1590 and renewed in 1735. In 1845 a sawmill was added to the flour mill, which is still functional today. In 1945 the mill building was destroyed by bombing and then rebuilt. Since then, the mill has been used to generate electricity.
Location and surroundings
The mill is at a height of 34 m above sea level. NN in charming rural surroundings right on the edge of the nature reserve " Bäken der Endeler and Holzhauser Heide ", while the mill pond and the river Aue are already within the nature reserve. Extensive forests surround the mill. The large stone grave heath sacrificial table dating back to the Neolithic Funnel Beaker Culture (TBK) (3500–2800 BC) is within walking distance of the single farmstead and the Engelmannsbäke inn . Another large stone grave, the so-called Visbeker groom, is located in the immediate vicinity of the heathen sacrificial table . The tombs are easily accessible from the street of the megalithic culture , a cultural route of the Council of Europe , opened in May 2009 .
Surrounding villages
Surrounding villages, starting from the north in a clockwise direction, are the community of Großenkneten , the community of Dötlingen , the town of Wildeshausen , the town of Visbek , the town of Langförden in Vechta , the town of Emstek , the town of Cloppenburg and the town of Grossenkneten Ahlhorn .
| Ahlhorn (4 km) | Grossenkneten (8 km) | Dötlingen (11 km) | |
| Cloppenburg (14 km) |
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Wildeshausen (12 km) | |
| Emstek (8 km) | Langförden (9 km) | Visbek (5 km) |
The distance information shows the rounded distance as the crow flies to the respective town center.
Geographical features
The mill building itself is right on the border, but outside the Visbek municipality, and also outside the nature reserve, namely in the Gartherfeld corridor in the area of the municipality of Emstek , district of Cloppenburg . The mill pond, the river Aue and the Koke farm are all located within the Visbeck municipality in the Endel farmers and - with the exception of the Koke farm itself - also within the nature reserve. The three districts of Vechta , Cloppenburg and Oldenburg border each other at the confluence of the Landwehrbäke with the floodplain north of the Kokenmühle .
Web links
- Emstek.de The Kokenmühle on the website of the municipality of Emstek
- Navigator - more interactive focused on the coke mill. Official map service of the LGLN
- Kokenmuehle.de - Private website of the Kokenmühle
Individual evidence
- ↑ NLWKN state database. WK25055 Aue + tributaries . Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ↑ a b Clemens Pagenstert: The farms in the office of Vechta, Visbek municipality, XII., B. Endel, 3rd Koke . Koch, Vechta 1908, p. 225.
- ↑ Municipality of Visbek ( Memento of the original dated June 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Experience nature on July 1st, 2012)
- ↑ Lower Saxony Mill Road: Kokenmühle. Visbek
- ↑ Nature reserve "Bäken der Endeler and Holzhauser Heide" in the database of the Lower Saxony State Office for Water Management, Coastal and Nature Conservation (NLWKN)
- ↑ Stonepages: Pagan sacrificial table. Visbek Sprockhoff no. 974 ( Memento of the original from January 11, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 52 ° 52 '14.3 " N , 8 ° 15' 24.6" E