Pletschmühle (Schwalmtal)

Pletschmühle
The Pletschmühle in Schwalmtal-Amern
Location and history
Coordinates	51 ° 13 '59 "  N , 6 ° 14' 42"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 13 '59 "  N , 6 ° 14' 42"  E
Location	Germany North Rhine-Westphalia District of Viersen Schwalmtal
Waters	Kranenbach
Built	1730 year on the house
Shut down	1925/26 after the stream regulation
technology
use	Flour mill
Grinder	1 grind
drive	Watermill
water wheel	undershot

The Pletschmühle in the municipality of Schwalmtal was a water mill with an undershot water wheel .

geography

The Pletschmühle was located on Kranenbach , in Hauptstrasse 22a, in the Amern district in the Schwalmtal municipality in the Viersen district. Above the Pletschmühle was the Schierer Mühle , below the Hüttermühle . The water level of the Kranenbach in this area was 48 m above sea level. The care and maintenance of the stream is the responsibility of the Schwalm Association , which is based in Brüggen .

history

The year 1730 on a house on Hauptstrasse in Amern indicates the year of construction of this building. Local tradition assumes that it is the "year of birth" of the mill that was operated here, probably in the current part of the house. The flour mill had an undershot water wheel. The name Pletschmühle probably comes from the rippling of the Kranenbach, where the Kuhbach from the hill brought reinforcement to the Kranenbach. Here you can also find the names "Pletschweg" and "Pletschbenden". With the straightening of the Kranenbach in 1925/26, the storage right was replaced and the mill was shut down.

gallery

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  Millstone as a fountain

literature

• Hans Vogt: Lower Rhine water mill guide. Krefeld 1998, pages 454-456.

Web links

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

Individual evidence