Specker Mill

Specker Mill
Tranchot card No. 34 1802/04
Location and history
Coordinates	51 ° 17 '11 "  N , 6 ° 14' 47"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 17 '11 "  N , 6 ° 14' 47"  E
Location	Germany North Rhine-Westphalia District of Viersen City of Nettetal
Waters	Mühlenbach
Built	1503 documentary mention
Shut down	laying down before 1700
technology
use	Flour mill
Grinder	1 grind
drive	Watermill
water wheel	1 undershot

The Specker mill was at the mill creek located watermill in Nettetal - Schaag with an undershot water wheel .

geography

The Specker Mühle stood on the Mühlenbach, a tributary of the Nette, and was located in the Schaag district of the city of Nettetal. The area has a height of approx. 46 m above sea ​​level . The maintenance and upkeep of the Mühlbach is the responsibility of the Netteverband .

history

The Specker Mühle was located on the upper reaches of the Mühlenbach and was mentioned in a document in 1503. The mill was an accessory to the Spilburg feudal estate and was owned by the von Kessel family. It lay at the bend in the mill stream from Speck to Berg. The mill was of little importance and suffered from a lack of water. The grinding mill was shut down before 1700 due to its dilapidation.

literature

• Hans Vogt: Niederrheinischer Wassermühlenführer 2nd edition. Niederrhein Association, Krefeld 1998, ISBN 3-00-002906-0 , pp. 462-464.
• Josef Funken: Die Breyeller Mühlen Heimatbuch des Kreis Kempen-Krefeld 1965, pp. 154–163.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ An overview of rivers ( memento of the original dated November 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the website of the Netteverband, accessed on June 6, 2012