Castle mill (Ditzingen)
The castle mill is a grain mill on the Glems in Ditzingen .
history
The mill was first mentioned around 1350 as "Schnurrenmüller's Mülln". Around 1500 the famous humanist Johannes Reuchlin owned a part of the mill, which from 1524 was also called "Castle Mill". From 1689 to 1851 it was owned by the Siegle family. In 1851 it was sold to Andreas Burger from Iptingen . It has been owned by the Müller family since 1928.
The 300 meter long Mühlkanal, branched off to the left of the Glems, once fed three overshot water wheels , each 0.55 m wide and 2.20 m high. In 1875 a third grinding mill was set up and the three existing water wheels were replaced by a single overshot water wheel. In 1905 the mill had a 2.41 m high and 2.23 m wide overshot water wheel with a gradient of 2.59 m and a raw power of 15.2 hp at 440 l / s water flow. In 1935/36, Eugen Müller replaced the damaged water wheel with an Ossberger turbine with a capacity of 440 l / s and increased the usable gradient to 2.86 m. In 1937 an electric motor with 10 HP and a crude oil motor with 12 HP were installed to support the hydropower. In 1953 the old turbine was exchanged for a new Ossberger turbine.
The eaves half-timbered building dates from the 18th century. It was renovated in 1906 and 1977.
Today's operation
The mill works today with four double roller mills and one shot gallery. The grinding capacity is (as of 1997) 10 tons in 24 hours. The products are sold to both bakeries and private customers. The mill has a mill shop.
literature
- Thomas Schulz: Mühlenatlas Baden-Württemberg , Vol. 3 The mills in the Ludwigsburg district , Manfred Hennecke publishing house, 1999, Remshalden-Buoch, ISBN 3-927981-63-X
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Coordinates: 48 ° 49 '40.9 " N , 9 ° 3' 57.1" E