Mützel (Genthin)

Cap City of Genthin Coordinates: 52 ° 22 ′ 49 ″  N , 12 ° 10 ′ 36 ″  E
Height :	35 m above sea level NHN
Area :	4.7 km²
Residents :	621  (Dec. 31, 2013)
Population density :	132 inhabitants / km²
Postal code :	39307
Area code :	03933
Post mill in Mützel

Mützel is a village in the city of Genthin in the district of Jerichower Land . Local mayor is Rüdiger Feuerherdt.

geography

The city of Genthin is located north of Mützel. In the west, outside the village, the federal road 107 runs from Genthin to Ziesar . The closest motorway junction is the Schopsdorf / Ziesar exit on the A 2.

The district of Hüttermühle still belongs to Mützel .

history

After the Second Silesian War, by order of the Prussian King Friedrich II on December 16, 1754, a colonist village was founded. Today's Mützel emerged from this colonist village.

Kageler mill

Peat mining was one of the main sources of income in the early days. In addition to peat mining, the residents mainly operated the peat shipping. The peat was brought with hand barges on the 7.5 km long peat shipping canal to the peat deposit in Genthin. There he was loaded onto ships on the Plauer Canal and taken to the saltworks in Schönebeck . More than 70 hydraulic structures were built in Fiener for peat navigation, of which the Sandforth lock can now be regarded as a technical monument.

Cultural monuments

• Kageler Mühle located on the southern outskirts ,
• the village church Mützel ,
• the war memorial
• the Sandforth lock

source

• Mützel, town of Genthin , accessed June 6, 2017

Web links

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