Sigsarve vattensåg
Sigsarve vattensåg ( German "water saw (work)" ) on the Sigsarve is east of Hejde on the island of Gotland in Sweden .
There have been water saws on the island since the early 16th century. The sawmill on the Sigsarve was built in the middle of the 17th century and operated until the early 1920s. In the 19th century there were around 300 water saws on Gotland. The Sigsarve River provided sufficient water, especially in autumn and spring. The water wheel diameter is 6.4 m, the width 2.25 m.
There are other preserved sawmills on the island. The Kyrkbinge vattensåg is at Gothem and the Petarve vattensåg at Sanda .
Web links
- Sigsarve vattensåg - entry in the database "Fornsök" des Riksantikvarieämbetet (Swedish)
- Description (Swedish) and picture
Coordinates: 57 ° 24 '38.4 " N , 18 ° 21' 46.8" E