Niederdielfen watermill
The watermill Niederdielfen is a restored and functioning water mill in Wilnsdorfer district Niederdielfen in Siegen-Wittgenstein .
Originally the mill was located near the confluence of the Filsbach valley further away from the village. It was on the border with Flammersbach , as the mill was a ban mill . Due to special features in the carpentry constructions, the mill is dated to the first half of the 18th century; oral records go back to the year 1729. At the beginning of the 20th century the building was extended to the east. There was no application for a license to operate a turbine from 1910, which suggests that the waterwheel must have been defective that year. The turbine delivered an output of 12 hp when the water volume of 300 l per second fell around four meters and drove the wheel. The turbine is no longer in operation today; an electric motor has replaced it as the driving force. The water mill was in operation until 1962.
The mill was restored to working order in 1992/93. It can be viewed in operation several times a year. The grinder of the mill including the partly forged and partly made of cast iron mechanics has been completely preserved.
The mill pond is fed by an upper ditch that is approx. 400 m long and runs from Flammersbach. There a weir branches off the water in the white and directs it to the pond. In addition, the mill previously had a right to use the water in the Dielfe .
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Coordinates: 50 ° 51 '23.6 " N , 8 ° 5' 18.1" E