Molitors mill

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The Molitorsmühle is a water mill on the Föhrenbach in Schweich an der Mittelmosel , which was shut down in 1972 and is now a museum.

history

The mill was built in 1824 by a red tanner and a heraldic blacksmith as a wage , oil and grinding mill , and four years later, when it was used as a grinding and peeling mill , it received an additional grinding cycle. In 1930 it became the property of its namesake Molitor, whose family owned and operated the mill for several generations. In 1972 it was shut down under the Mill Shutdown Act. In 1994 it was declared a structural and technical monument. It has been open to the public as a mill museum since 1997. In 1999 the water turbine was brought back into working order.

The Molitorsmühle is the last of the six watermills that have been preserved in Schweich. In the Middle Ages, the Prüm Abbey operated the only mill in Schweich. Only after the dissolution of the electoral state of Trier did the community receive what was then the only mill and also the right to build mills. After the introduction of the freedom of trade, private individuals could also build and operate mills. The Molitors mill comes from this phase.

Ownership chronicle

  • 1824 Christoph Denhard and Nikolaus Scholzen (the mill is built)
  • 1828 Jakob Barthelmes (takes over the mill and converts it into a grain mill)
  • 1830 Johann Molitor (the mill becomes the property of the Molitor family)
  • 1870 Johann Molitor jun. (Runs the mill on)
  • 1914 Nicolaus Molitor (continues the mill)
  • 1938 widow Anna Molitor (continues to run the mill after the death of her husband)
  • 1950 Anton Branz, wife Hedwig, née Molitor (Hedwig Branz continues the mill with her husband)
  • 1972 Mill shutdown (The mill is shut down)
  • 1992 Branz siblings (The Branz siblings take over the mill)
  • 1994 monument protection (the mill is listed)
  • 1997 reopening (the mill is reopened as a museum)

Building

The Molitorsmühle consists of a Winkelhof plant. The originally lower mill wing was raised by two storeys in the 20th century and enlarged.

museum

The museum shows exhibits on mill technology from the 19th and 20th centuries on four levels. It is open from Easter to the end of October on the weekends and by appointment; Guided tours and various activities on the subject of grain and bread are offered. The mill is privately owned.

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Coordinates: 49 ° 50 ′ 13 ″  N , 6 ° 45 ′ 48 ″  E