Castle Mill (Rochlitz)
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The Rochlitz Castle Mill (formerly also called Burgmühle or Amtsmühle ) is a historic watermill in Rochlitz . The mill on the Zwickauer Mulde below Rochlitz Castle was mentioned as early as the 13th century. It has been owned by the Schlobach family since 1847 and is therefore also known today as the Schlobachmühle . Milling was stopped here in 1994, and the buildings are now used for residential purposes.
history
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The mill was first mentioned in a document in 1288. An earlier origin can be assumed, however.
As a profitable river mill, it was affiliated to the Reichsburg Rochlitz or the later Office Rochlitz and had the status of an official or castle mill. In older documents the mill is mentioned in 1366 as molendinum castro , in 1439 as molendinum prope Rochlicz and in 1466 as a mill under the castle in front of the town of Rochlitz . Until 1838, the mill had mill compulsory over the city of Rochlitz, the district suburb and the villages of Noßwitz, Sörnzig, Carsdorf, Wittgendorf, Breitenborn and Wickershain. Little is known about the earlier structural conditions, the date "1526" carved in stone in several places indicates that the mill apparently underwent extensive renovation or new construction at this time.
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Ownership and leases were subject to constant changes during the existence of the mill. Between 1587 and 1599, the mill was leased by Elector Christian I to the council of the city of Rochlitz for an annual rent of 525 guilders . From 1599, other private tenants followed.
When the tenant Christoph Friedrich Uhlemann died on August 28, 1846, the mill was administered by the administrator Pufendorf. In 1848 it was leased to Leopold Karl Schlobach from Colditz . His son Carl Heinrich bought the mill in 1853.
With the transition to the private mill, the rapid development to the large mill began. The oil mill was rebuilt as early as 1849 and the mill building was rebuilt in 1854. In 1862 the new residential building followed in the neo-Gothic style. Under Carl Heinrich Leopold Schlobach, the Muldenwehr, which still exists today, was rebuilt in 1877/78. The silo he designed was built in 1910. In 1913 the mill was converted into a pure wheat and rye mill. The castle mill remained in the possession of the Schlobach family until 1952. After the expropriation , the company continued as a state- owned company until 1989 .
In 1990 the mill was returned to the Schlobach property. In 1994, however, the "CH Schlobach" stopped milling operations and only generated electricity with down-tube turbines. In 2001 the property became the property of Hans Leopold Schlobach GbR. The house was renovated in the following years and now serves as a residential building.
The Hans Leopold Schlobach GbR Schlossmühle Rochlitz is the oldest company in the city of Rochlitz.
building
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The residential building of the once important mill, popularly known for a long time as the “Schlobach mill”, is today a stately, neo-Gothic structure with a stepped gable, whose appearance can be classified according to the Tudor style. Again, the neo-Gothic design language also allows an impression of an almost Moorish character. The portal area of the house is completely made up of Rochlitz porphyry and the initials "CL Schlobach 1862" above the front door indicate ownership conditions at that time.
The building, as it appears for the most part, was built according to plans by the local council builder Johann Gottlieb Pfau. Considerable renovations were carried out around 1862. The architect Albert Gessner (1868–1953), who was born in the Ore Mountains, rebuilt the house again and completely influenced the current image. From 2001 to 2005, the mill and the residential building were renovated and renewed in accordance with listed buildings by the current owner, Hans Leopold Schlobach, and the commissioned architects Müller & Schewerda, Dresden. The mill was finally renovated in 2004.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Carsten Arndt: Water Framework Directive and hydropower in consensus on ecological energy generation ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 2.2 MB)
- ^ Friedrich Bode: Chronicle of the city of Rochlitz and the surrounding area . Rochlitz 1865, p. 39
- ↑ Rochlitzer Anzeiger, 21st year 2012, No. 4, p. 15 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 7.4 MB)
Coordinates: 51 ° 2 ′ 41.9 ″ N , 12 ° 47 ′ 42.3 ″ E