Schrofmühle

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Schrofmühle

Schrofmühle in Wegberg-Rickelrath

Schrofmühle in Wegberg-Rickelrath

Location and history
Schrofmühle (North Rhine-Westphalia)
Schrofmühle
Coordinates 51 ° 9 '31 "  N , 6 ° 16' 58"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 9 '31 "  N , 6 ° 16' 58"  E
Location GermanyGermany Germany
North Rhine-WestphaliaNorth Rhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia
DEU District of Heinsberg COA.svg District of Heinsberg
DEU Wegberg COA.svg Wegberg
Waters Mühlenbach
Built Documented mention in 1588
Shut down 1950 (mill operation)
Status Mill museum and monument no.8
technology
use Grain and Oil Mill
Grinder 1 grind 1 oil mill
drive Watermill
water wheel Wooden wheel, undershot
Website schrofmuehle.de
Schrofmühle's water wheel
Gears in operation

The Schrofmühle is an old watermill on Mühlenbach in the town of Wegberg between the districts of Wegberg and Rickelrath in North Rhine-Westphalia. It is considered one of the best preserved in the country. An undershot water wheel drives an oil mill and an oil press, as well as a grain mill with a bag lift. The mill and the associated courtyard have been in the family for over two centuries. Today it is run as a museum. The promotion and museum association Schrofmühle Rickelrath eV is dedicated to the care and maintenance of the mill.

location

The Mühlenbach is a right tributary of the Schwalm and once drove five mills. Below the Schrofmühle is the Molzmühle, and above the Busch, Holt and Vollmühle on the stream.

Waters

The Mühlenbach, which begins in Herrath and flows into the Schwalm immediately behind the Molzmühle , has a length of 13,475 m. The beginning of the stream is 77 m above sea level. NN, the mouth at 61 m above sea level. NN. Between Kipshoven and Holtmühle, the Mühlenbach forms the city boundary between the Heinsberg district and the city of Mönchengladbach . When you reach the Molzmühle, the Mühlenbach ends at this point and passes its water on to the Schwalm. The care and maintenance of the water is the responsibility of the Schwalm Association , which is based in Brüggen .

history

The courtyard connected with the mill apparently dates back to the Franconian times. The name "Schrof" refers to a swampy break area of ​​the Mühlenbach. The mill was first mentioned in a document in 1588 in connection with a court case. Today's main building was built in 1850. Around 1950 the mill operation, which was now based on a diesel engine, was discontinued. Between 1977 and 1982 the mill pond was desludged and the now listed facility with the original waterwheel drive was restored.

Mill Museum

Today, guided tours are organized on fixed dates or by arrangement and the various parts of the mill are clearly put into operation.

monument

Watermill from the 18th and 19th centuries. Four-wing system in brick; Two-storey residential building in eight axes, door frames and window sills partly in natural stone, probably built in the 19th century, the mill stream and mill wheel still preserved, side wing courtyard partly in half-timbering. The mill has been restored and repaired in recent years. The functioning mill is expanded into a mill museum. (List of monuments No. 8)

  • Mill pond of the Schrofmühle

  • Pan mill and oil press of the Schrofmühle

  • Grain mill of the Schrofmühle

literature

  • Lower Rhine water mills - guide by Hans Vogt
  • The Schwalm - Valley of the Mills by Horst Jungblut - Helmut Elstner
  • Home book of the city of Wegberg - Compiled by Heinz Cohnen
  • Wegberg cultural guide
  • Höfe, Kirche, Zeitgeschehen - Series of publications by the Heimatverein Erkelenz Vol. 6 - On the history of the Schrofmühle - by Theo Schmitz
  • Series of publications of the Heimatverein der Erkelenzer Lande - A bridge over the Mühlenbach - by Theo Schmitz

Web links

Commons : Schrofmühle Wegberg-Rickelrath  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.schwalmverband.de/
  2. ↑ http://www.rp-online.de/niederrhein-sued/kreis-heinsberg/nachrichten/zeitreise-zur-alten-muellerei-1.688233