Mill bastion

Mill bastion with city wall and castle water tower (left)

The mill bastion , in Sorbian Młynska bašta ^?^/ⁱ , is one of the seven bastion towers of the city fortifications of Bautzen . The four-storey round tower was built around 1468 and got its name from the council mill, which was later built below the tower on the Spree .

Like the Röhrscheidtbastei , the Mühlbastei was badly damaged during the siege of Bautzen by the Swedes in 1639 and was not renovated until 1676. From 1830 to 1840 the tower was used as a gym by the Bautzen garrison. In 1847 the mill bastion was sold to the owner of the large mill at the time , which was located below the tower.

From 1930 the bastion was used as a magazine by the city museum. In the Second World War it burned out completely; she also lost her roof. The stored prehistoric finds as well as archived documents and books were lost. Since the renovation in 1999, the Mühlbastei has been used as a living room and hostel.

Part of the Mühlbastei has been rented out as a holiday apartment since March 2017.

literature

Eberhard Schmitt: Bautzen's city fortifications. Lusatia Verlag, Bautzen 1996, ISBN 3-929091-39-9 , ( Lusatia history ).

Web links

Commons : Mühlbastei - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

^ "Mühlbastei Bautzen" holiday apartment / apartments at MDR - On the way in Saxony. Retrieved August 7, 2019 .

51.182 14.420083333333Coordinates: 51 ° 10 ′ 55.2 " N , 14 ° 25 ′ 12.3" E

[1] "Mühlbastei Bautzen" holiday apartment / apartments at MDR - On the way in Saxony. Retrieved August 7, 2019 .