Jordhamn scrubbing mill
The Jordhamn scrubbing mill is a historic scrubbing mill in Jordhamn on the west coast of the Swedish island of Öland in the Baltic Sea . It is the only remaining scrubbing mill in Sweden.
The scrubbing mill, built as a windmill, was built in 1905 by carpenters from Böda . It was used to grind the limestone quarried nearby . The smooth limestone slabs obtained in this way were used as stones for the construction of floors and were a typical product of the limestone industry on Öland . The construction of wind-powered scrubbing mills began on Öland around 1850 and replaced the scrubbing hikes that had previously been carried out , with the help of oxen or horses on a göpelthe circular limestone slabs were worked. The use of wind energy shortened the processing cycle from around a week to a day. Next to the scrubbing mill, you can see a göpel for the scrubbing hike.
Although the Jordhamn scrubbing mill is located directly on the bank of Kalmar Sound , there is a well next to the mill from which the water required for scrubbing was taken. So the water didn't have to be created from the beach to the mill.
For the operation of the mill, however, it turned out to be a hindrance that it was a little too deep and thus did not get enough wind evenly. Nevertheless, the mill was in operation until 1938. In the 1930s, the wind-powered scrubbing mills were gradually abandoned because the stones were processed more economically on an industrial scale.
The mill was then unused for about 10 years. In 1947 the Åkerbo local history association bought the mill and worked to preserve the technical monument. Of the 30 scrubbing mills that existed on Öland around 1900, only the Jordhamn scrubbing mill was preserved. Every summer the restored mill is put into operation for demonstration purposes.
Nearby is the Treudd of Jordhamn .
literature
- M. Johnson & S.-O. Lindqiuist: Gotland cultural guide . Pp. 31-33, 1993, ISBN 91-88036-09-X
Coordinates: 57 ° 5 ′ 43.9 " N , 16 ° 52 ′ 56.3" E