Mersmühle
The Mersmühle in Haren (Ems) is a cap windmill from 1825. It is part of the Harener Mühlenmuseum, on which there are other historic buildings from the 19th century.
history
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In 1825, a cap windmill was built as the successor to a post mill on what is now the mill museum . Damaged over time by the weather and war, the Mersmühle was restored and handed over to the public on June 6, 1980 as part of a ceremony. In 2010 the wings were restored again.
The use of the windmill blades in the coat of arms of the city of Haren (Ems) also indicates the important role of the mill economy in Haren .
The mill museum
The mill museum is the name given to the entire area around the Mersmühle, on which there are various buildings that match the theme of the mill.
In the following years of the mill restoration, these buildings were erected, some of which were restored on the foundations of former buildings. A bakery from 1809 with a sandstone well from 1854, which was used on another Harener farm, was built. In addition, a carriage shed , a half-timbered barn and a motor mill found space on the site. The motor mill was used since 1935 in addition to the wind technology of the Mersmühle for grinding grain.
The exhibition on the subject of mills takes place in a miller's house, which is modeled on a Low German half-timbered house in the interior and design of the exterior facades. There is an exhibition on the upper floor with exhibits such as models of various mills.
functionality
The Mersmühle is a so-called Wall Dutchman , d. that is, it is placed in the wind from a wall. The giant rotor blades of the mill catch the wind, which is made to rotate. The movement is transmitted to two spindles via a comb wheel , which, like the rotor blades, is mounted on a vane shaft and several gear wheels . This rotation of the spindles causes a millstone to turn. The grain , which falls as flour on the flour base, is ground between these and a stone base . If necessary, the mill mechanics can be modified so that only one millstone is supplied with kinetic energy or that the mill is idle .
Today the Mersmühle is no longer in operation.
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Coordinates: 52 ° 48 ′ 9.6 " N , 7 ° 13 ′ 41.4" E