Riechertsche Mühle
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 Riechertsche Mühle, 2016 |
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 55 '17 " N , 11 ° 3' 45" E | |
| Location | Klein Quenstedt | |
| Waters | Assebach | |
| Built | 1798 | |
| Status | Display system | |
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| water wheel | Overshot | |
| Website | http://www.wassermuehle-klein-quenstedt.de/ | |
The Riechertsche Mühle is a water mill in the Klein Quenstedt district of Halberstadt in Saxony-Anhalt . It is also known as the Klein Quenstedt watermill .
location
The mill is located on Assebach in the western half of the village of Klein Quenstedt at the address Im Winkel 63 .
Architecture and history
The current building of the three-wing complex was built according to an inscription from 1789. However, a water mill had been located on the lower reaches of the Assebach since around 1200. In 1237, Isabelle, Hermann von Harbke's widow, donated a mill and a hoof to the Jacobi monastery. Presumably it was at the present entrance of the current mill property. In 1483 there was also a mill in Klein Quenstedt am Hopfenhof called a whale mill, which belonged to Hans and Margarete Schure. There is a documentary mention of the mill from 1751. The communities of Sargstedt , Groß and Klein Quenstedt had to deliver two large beeches to the mill every year and also to contribute to the maintenance of the water mill.
In 1844 the mill came to the Walter Riechert family, whose descendants are still the owners of the watermill today (as of 2016). In the 19th century, modifications and extensions took place. In 1873 a steam locomobile from Wolf AG from Buckau near Magdeburg with an output of 8 hp was installed. The last major renovation of the mill took place in 1888. Today's roller mills, the elevator and a sifter were installed. In addition, a storey was increased. Today's plant largely corresponds to the status it had reached. It was operated as a wheat mill and could handle 30 quintals a day. In 1895 a separate machine house was built for the locomobile with a chimney about twelve meters high and a coal shed. Later the chimney was probably raised again.
In 1904, a residential building in the form of Art Nouveau was added to the south side of the mill, which was economically successful at the time. Its upper floors reflect the regional timber-frame tradition. In 1913 the system was converted to an 18 HP suction gas engine , which, however, brought with it technical problems.
During the First World War , the mill had serious economic problems. In 1915 a rye meal was installed.
In the 1920s, the economic situation worsened as competition from large industrial mills increased. In 1920, according to other information in 1921, a 20 HP AEG electric motor was purchased. In 1925 a DEUTZ crude oil engine was purchased because the price of electricity had risen sharply. However, the engine proved to be prone to failure and was soon removed again.
From the 1930s onwards, the mill also acted as a commercial milling company, selling flour in small packages of 1 to 2.5 kilograms to dealers and end customers in the region. In 1932 a Chevrolet car was purchased and converted into a delivery van.
In 1941 a garage was built for the Peugot truck belonging to the mill. During this time of the Second World War the chimney was then torn down and paved the area of the former dung heap with the material. Presumably it was feared that the striking chimney could serve as a target and orientation for opposing bombers.
After the end of the war, the mill's economic importance rose again. The competing large mills in the region were often delivered to the Soviet Union as reparations , so that one was increasingly dependent on the small mills. In 1947/48 the machine house was therefore increased and used as a storage facility. In 1951 the last miller of the mill, Walter Riechert, acquired his master, but died in 1953. Nevertheless, the milling operation was continued until 1961.
The mill was then leased in 1959, according to other information in 1961, to LPG Tierproduktion Klein Quenstedt, which still produced fodder meal here for its own and for the needs of local animal keepers. The operation was carried out exclusively electrically. However, maintenance was largely omitted, and some wooden fixtures were burned. The water wheel, the technology, but also the mill pond and ditch fell into disrepair. The mill pond was filled with earth. In 1975 operations were finally shut down and the plant was returned to Walter Heucke. On the private side, conservation measures were carried out on a smaller scale. As early as 1985, the water mill was added to the list of monuments on the initiative of Walter Heucke, the son of the last miller. A renovation took place under the direction of the Kulturbund der DDR . The mill was repaired, the water wheel, stream and mill moat including weirs renewed. Missing machines were procured again. The mill pond, which had become leaky, had to be dredged. It was then reduced in size and sealed with an inserted film.
In 1988 the water mill was reopened as a technical monument . Walter Heucke died in 1995. The mill was taken over by his son Ulrich Heucke.
In April 2000 the Förderverein Wassermühle Klein Quenstedt eV was founded, which supports the maintenance of the plant. In 2001, according to other information in 2003, a functional building was built east of the mill with support from the sale of the so-called wall plots, in which there is a kitchen, toilets and space for 50 to 60 guests. In 2002, on the day of the open monument on the Mühlenhof, a new waterwheel shaft was cut. The water wheel had to be completely renewed in 2007. The water inlet was renewed in 2008.
In the local register of monuments , the Mühlenhof is listed as a historical building under registration number 094 00730 .
investment
The mill technology from the 19th century is largely preserved and functional. So there is the grinder and two roller mills . One of the roller mills is a porcelain roller mill from Wegmann. In addition, a hexagonal sifter , cleaning system and a standing mixer have been preserved. The auxiliary equipment such as elevators, elevator and transmissions are also available. The same applies to the AEG electric motor purchased in 1921.
literature
- Falko Grubitzsch, Harald Kleunschmidt, Monuments Directory Saxony-Anhalt, Volume 2, District Halberstadt , Ed .: State Office for Monument Preservation, Flyhead Verlag Halle 1994, ISBN 3-910147-61-5 , page 135.
- Welcome to the Klein Quenstedt watermill , leaflet, no year
Web links
- Homepage of the watermill
- Information about the watermill on the website of the German Society for Milling Knowledge and Mill Maintenance (DGM) eV
Individual evidence
- ↑ Klaus-Peter Gebauer, Chronicle of Klein Quenstedt , no year, probably 2016, page 18
- ↑ a b c d Welcome to the Klein Quenstedt watermill , leaflet, no year
- ↑ a b c d Homepage of the watermill
- ↑ Short question and answer Olaf Meister (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen), Prof. Dr. Claudia Dalbert (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen), Ministry of Culture March 19, 2015 Printed matter 6/3905 (KA 6/8670) List of monuments Saxony-Anhalt , page 1821.