Fulling mill (Wittstock / Dosse)

Fulling Mill City of Wittstock / Dosse Coordinates: 53 ° 12 ′ 34 " N , 12 ° 38 ′ 53" E
Postal code :	16909
Area code :	03394
Location of Walkmühle in Brandenburg
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Walkmühle is a residential area in the Dranse district of the city of Wittstock / Dosse in the Ostprignitz-Ruppin district in the state of Brandenburg .

location

The residential area is northeast of the village center and extends along the southwestern shore of the Great Baal Lake . Another residential development is located east of the Großer Müritzsee . This is a tributary from the Griebsee located to the south , which is initially dammed in the village in an artificially created mill pond and then flows north into the Kleiner Baalsee .

history

Not much is known about the history of the residential area. It is certain that a fulling mill for the Wittstock cloth makers was built on the Kleiner Baalsee in 1705 . The facility, which was converted into a grain mill in 1855, burned down in 1871 after a dust explosion . The mill was not rebuilt until 1880.

During the GDR era, a weekend settlement was built along the Great Baalsee. In 1962 a restaurant opened in the village, which closed in 1989.

Sights and culture

Monument-protected fulling mill with main building, turbine house and mill technology, two farm buildings, courtyard paving and mill dam (mill pond) with hydraulic systems
Big and Small Baalsee

Infrastructure and traffic

In addition to some small businesses, there are accommodations for tourists in the village. The place can be reached from Dranse via Walkmühler Straße . There is a road to the north and south to Kuhlmühle and Griebsee. The closest public transport stop is on the village square in Dranse.

Individual evidence

^ Dranse , website of the city of Wittstock / Dosse, accessed on January 7, 2019
↑ Gerd-Peter Diederich: The old mill wheel is turning again . In: Märkische Allgemeine , June 5, 2014, accessed on January 1, 2019.

Web links

Commons : Fulling Mill - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

[1] Dranse , website of the city of Wittstock / Dosse, accessed on January 7, 2019

[2] Gerd-Peter Diederich: The old mill wheel is turning again . In: Märkische Allgemeine , June 5, 2014, accessed on January 1, 2019.