Roman mill

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Roman mill

Roman mill on the Tranchot map in Herzogenrath

Roman mill on the Tranchot map in Herzogenrath

Location and history
Römermühle (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Roman mill
Coordinates 50 ° 51 '59 "  N , 6 ° 7' 39"  E Coordinates: 50 ° 51 '59 "  N , 6 ° 7' 39"  E
Location Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia
City region Aachen
Herzogenrath
Waters Broicher Bach
Built 16th Century
Shut down 1960
technology
use Walk u. Grinding mill
Grinder 1 grind
drive Watermill
water wheel undershot

The Roman mill was a watermill on Broicher Bach in the city of Herzogenrath in the North Rhine-Westphalian city ​​region of Aachen in the administrative district of Cologne .

geography

The Roman mill was located on Broicher Bach, Römergasse, in the Noppenberg district in the city of Herzogenrath in the Aachen city region. It was at a height of approx. 121 m above sea ​​level . The Alsdorf oil mill was located above the Roman mill, and the Berger mill was located below .

Waters

The sources of the Broicher Bach with a height of 174 m above sea ​​level are now located in a rain retention basin between the streets In der Dell and Holzweg in the Linden-Neusen district of the city of Würselen. The creek with a length of 8.2 km is a tributary of the Wurm and flows to the north in a westerly direction through the area of ​​the city of Alsdorf and then to the city of Herzogenrath. In the road area An der Wurm / Apolloniastraße the Broicher Bach flows into the Wurm at a height of 106 m above sea level at km 35.0. A reservoir , located about 500 meters above the mouth in the Broichbachtal recreational area, regulates the flow of water from the Broich Bach into the Wurm. The water association Eifel-Rur (WVER) is responsible for the care and maintenance of the water .

history

The Roman mill, also known as the fulling mill , was built in the 16th century and belonged to Haus Ottenfeld. From 1850 the mill was a hydropower-powered spinning mill . In 1900 the Stommel family , who came from Siegerland , set up a tool grinding shop in the disused spinning mill , whose main product was files . In 1947 the water wheel had to be shut down due to subsidence . In 1960 the whole company was closed due to the threat of pit subsidence. After the demolition of the building, the Mühlenhof became a meadow with a grindstone by the roadside and a commemorative plaque for the “Schliifmölle”.

gallery

  • Memorial site for the Roman mill

  • Information on the former Roman mill

  • The course of the Broicher Bach brook in the area of ​​the Roman mill

  • Roman mill on the first recording in 1846

literature

  • Hans Vogt: Lower Rhine water mill guide 2nd edition. Niederrhein Association, Krefeld 1998, ISBN 3-00-002906-0 , p. 273

Web links

Commons : Römermühle  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.wver.de/