Lichsmühle

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The Lichsmühle is a former watermill in Wiera , a district of Schwalmstadt in the Schwalm-Eder district of Hesse . It is listed as a cultural monument .

Building description

The Lichsmühle is a half-timbered house on the western outskirts of Wiera. The oldest substance of the current building dates from the 17th century. The western eaves wall and the framework of the east wall were executed in the 19th century in constructive framework. Noticeable are the three-quarter high struts of the corner and collar stalks that extend far and the beam heads decorated with rolls and dew-shaped carvings on the filler wood. The structure of a Ernhaus has been preserved. Essentially, the grinder from the first quarter of the 19th century has been preserved. With the electrification of the mill business, mill operations became economically uninteresting in the 20th century.

The mill had stood empty since the 1970s and the result was considerable damage caused by rot. At the end of the 1990s, it was renovated in accordance with the preservation order. The damaged timber was replaced and the clay infills were repaired . For cost reasons, no new paint was applied.

history

The mill was mentioned in 1708/10 when Schleenstein was recorded as "Obermühl". In 1814 it is called "Lich (s) mühle", later as "Lichsmühle" and "Lichs-Mühle". According to a source from 1747, the mill had an overshot grinding and beating gear .

The following are recorded as owners:

  • 1747: Joh. Henrich Ungar
  • 1772: Joh. Schmidt
  • 1789: Jakob Doern
  • 1800: Joh. Heinrich Bernhard
  • 1814: Matthias Lich
  • 1817: Joh. Heinrich Lich
  • 1850: Matthias Lich

literature

  • Brigitte Warlich-Schenk: Monument topography "Schwalm-Eder-Kreis I" . with the assistance of Hans Josef Böker. Ed .: State Office for Monument Preservation Hesse (=  architectural monuments in Hesse ). Friedr. Vieweg & Sohn, Braunschweig 1985, ISBN 3-528-06233-9 , pp. 428 .
  • Preservation of monuments in Hessen, reports 1999/2000, article "Schwalmstadt-Wiera - Lich's Mühle", p. 53

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Coordinates: 50 ° 52 '44.4 "  N , 9 ° 7' 52.2"  E