Mill museum Hiesfeld

Mill museum Hiesfeld

Data
place	Dinslaken - Hiesfeld Coordinates: 51 ° 33 ′ 59.2 ″  N , 6 ° 46 ′ 33.8 ″  E
Art	Local museum
opening	1991
operator	Mill Association Hiesfeld e. V.
Website	Mill museum Dinslaken-Hiesfeld
ISIL	DE-MUS-477514

Mill equipment and grinder in house 1

The mill wheel was built in 2007 by trainees at Thyssen-Krupp Steel AG

Model of the Minden ship mill in the Hiesfeld mill museum.

Model of a Persian grain windmill in Abarsch / Neyschabur.

Model of a Persian windmill with vertical blade shaft from Seistan

There are two historic mills in Dinslaken-Hiesfeld : the tower windmill on Sterkrader Strasse and a water mill across from Haus Hiesfeld. Both are part of the Hiesfeld mill museum. It was opened in 1991 in the buildings of the Hiesfeld watermill. In addition to the usual mill equipment and tools, various mill models are shown here. Changing exhibitions and events complete the offer.

The mill museum

The two mills received their receipt from the “Windmühle Hiesfeld e. V. “. After the tower windmill was repaired again, the rescue of the old Paumühle was dealt with in 1979. In many hours of volunteer work, they were restored and converted into the mill museum, which opened in 1991. The association was named "Mühlenverein Hiesfeld e. V. ”and has been looking after both mills ever since.

The mill museum in the watermill consists of three buildings: The two buildings of the Paumühle and, since 2002, the former lifeguard's house at the outdoor pool. It is open on Sundays from 10 am to 12.30 pm.

The main building and the lifeguard house serve as exhibition space for the more than 60 detailed mill dioramas. They show a wide variety of mills from all over the world. In addition to wind and water mills, there is also a replica of a ship mill and a flutter mill . In addition, there are regular events on the subject of mills and special exhibitions. There is a small bakery in the Mühlenhof where bread is baked on special occasions.

The half-timbered house on the other side of the stream was built in 1693 as a water mill. In it the devices of the mill operation are shown. Before the renovation, the building served as a tool shed. The grinder was housed in the brick main building. It is now back in its original place. However, flour is not ground here. On the one hand, because the Rotbach usually has too little water to drive the mill wheel. On the other hand, the risk of a flour explosion is too great and could damage the listed buildings.

The Hiesfeld windmill on Sterkrader Straße opens its doors to visitors every 1st Saturday from May to September. It was built in 1822 as a grain and wage mill. The function and equipment of the tower windmill can be explored on four floors. However, their operation is very dependent on the weather. At the moment major repairs are due again.

The history of the mills

The watermill at the Kirchstrasse outdoor pool

Location

The half-timbered house of the Hiesfeld watermill built in 1693

Model of the original Paumühle from 1693

The water mill, in which the mill museum is located today, is one of the oldest buildings in Hiesfeld. Originally it consisted only of the half-timbered house that was built around 1693 on the banks of the Rotbach . The brick house on the other side was built later and served as the main building as well as the miller's apartment. A large central-shaft water wheel rotates between the buildings . A pond belonged to the water mill, which ensured the operation of the grinder even in the dry season.

Its history is closely linked to the manor "Haus Hiesfeld". The mill was first mentioned in the 14th century and was used as a court mill for the knight family. Some farmers from the surrounding farms were able to grind their crops here. The knights earned quite a lot from it. However, it fell victim to attacks and destruction many times, so that one was forced to use the Dörnemannische mill in the village. It became a ban mill and the Hiesfelder had to bring their grain to the village mill. The farmers often had to take arduous stretches over boggy forest paths and were sometimes on the move for half a day.

The mill at Haus Hiesfeld was named "Paumühle" by the judge Johann Pauwe. Around 1500 the estate was in his possession. However, it is unclear whether he married into the noble family or bought the manor. At that time, only members of the imperial estates , i.e. sovereigns, monasteries, towns and those who had jurisdiction, were privileged people who were allowed to build a mill. Judge Johann Pauwe used his position and rebuilt the water mill. This was gladly accepted by the Hiesfeld farmers. Belonging to the landed gentry, the judge received 10% tax. The street name Pfauen tehn in Dinslaken reminds of this.

In the course of the next generations the owners and tenants changed due to wars, epidemics and natural disasters. The grist also changed. Initially designed as a grain and oil mill, the company soon switched to Lohe and ground bark for the leather industry. However, the name “Paumühle” remained popular.

The red brick house was only built around 1900. The previous building can be seen in old pictures as a half-timbered house.

When the mining industry moved in, the water mill on Kirchstrasse became the property of the August Thyssen Hütte trade union . In order to protect oneself against complaints about mountain damage, the farms in the areas concerned were bought up and leased. It was administered by the Hamborner Bergbau.

After all, Josef Altebockwinkel was the last miller. In 1924 the watermill ceased operations. Due to mining and subsidence, the Rotbach often carried too little water to operate the mill wheel. He had to file for bankruptcy.

In the following years the building was used for other purposes. As the new tenant, the city of Dinslaken converted the mill into a youth hostel. From 1929 the brick house served as a hostel for the Hitler Youth . After 1945 little attention was paid to maintaining the Paumühle. The building was used by various associations, including the young people with hunting horns , the union youth and the water watch . But nobody cared about the walls.

It was not until the Hiesfeld Mill Association took over the building in 1979 that the restoration of the Hiesfeld watermill began. The historical significance for the place was discovered. It was discovered that there was a water mill here as early as 1220. The mill location is much older than expected and ensures that 2020 will be the 800th anniversary of the mill.

The Hiesfeld watermill has been a listed building since 1984.

The tower windmill on Sterkrader Strasse

Location

Tower windmill on Sterkrader Strasse. Built in 1822.

The Hiesfeld windmill as a model.

The tower windmill at Sterkrader Straße 212 was built in 1822 by the mill builder Heinrich Brahms from Meiderich (Duisburg). It was built in the " Dutch style ": a fixed conical tower made of field fire bricks with a rotating mill hood from which the axis with the wing cross protrudes. The regional historical monument was equipped with three grinders and could be used as a grain or wage mill .

It is also called the "Eickhoff mill". The self-made man Gerhard Eickhoff received a severance payment from his father after his return from the wars of freedom of 1821 , as he could not take over the parental farm. The ban on mills was ended by Napoleon in 1810. The windmill was supposed to make a living. As a farmer and soldier, however, he was dependent on the help of millers. However, this did not last too long at the Hiesfeld windmill. A few times they even snuck away with the meal, never to be seen again. Eickhoff had to lease his mill and eventually sell it. After 1839 it changed hands several times. 100 years after it was built, it ceased operations due to a lack of profitability.

It deteriorated increasingly. A shell fire damaged the mill hood in 1945 and exposed the building to the elements. In the 1950s, the action group Dorf Hiesfeld called in the daily newspaper to restore the defining landmark. It was poorly repaired, got a new roof and wings, stairs and electric lighting. In 1976 the “Windmühle Hiesfeld e. V. “(Today: Mühlenverein Hiesfeld eV) sponsored the company and transformed it into a mill museum.

The Hiesfeld windmill has been a listed building since 1984.

Others

Every year on Whit Monday is " German Mill Day ". The Hiesfeld Mill Museum also takes part. The Hiesfeld watermill is also part of the Rotbach hiking trail . It ranges from Bottrop-Kirchhellen to Voerde Möllen on the Rhine. There is a drinking water fountain in front of the water mill. It was set up in 2003 by Stadtwerke Dinslaken GmbH on the occasion of “100 years of drinking water supply”.

On the grounds of the mill museum there is a granite boulder with a plaque commemorating “In memory of all those who have died”. The stone is a natural monument.

The Hiesfeld windmill was to be dismantled after World War II and relocated to the Kommern open-air museum in the Eifel. A citizens' initiative of local Hiesfeldern prevented that.

Web links

Commons : Mühlenmuseum Hiesfeld  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Wikisource: Mills  - Sources and full texts

• Mill Association Dinslaken-Hiesfeld e. V.
• City of Dinslaken "Mill Museum"
• Description of this sight on the route of industrial culturehttp: //vorlage.rik.test/~21~12116
• Interest group Altstadt Dinslaken e. V. - Dinslaken history: The windmill in Hiesfeld
• Entry on windmill in Hiesfeld in the database " KuLaDig " of the Rhineland Regional Association
• Hajos photo page - The Rotbach its route: Wassermann and Mühlenbann

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The Hiesfeld watermill. In: Ingo Tenberg: The monuments of Hiesfeld and Oberlohberg. Books on Demand (BoD), 2016, ISBN 978-3-8423-5985-7 , p. 20.
2. ↑ The Hiesfeld windmill. In: Ingo Tenberg: The monuments of Hiesfeld and Oberlohberg. Books on Demand (BoD), 2016, ISBN 978-3-8423-5985-7 , p. 24.