Weiher mill

Weiher mill
Tranchot card No. 34 1802/04
Location and history
Coordinates	51 ° 18 '14 "  N , 6 ° 15' 3"  E Coordinates: 51 ° 18 '14 "  N , 6 ° 15' 3"  E
Location	Germany North Rhine-Westphalia District of Viersen City of Nettetal
Waters	Nice
Built	1430 after the division of the estate
Shut down	1840 resignation
technology
use	Flour mill
Grinder	1 grind
drive	Watermill
water wheel	1 undershot

The Weiher Mühle was a watermill located on the Mühlenbach in Nettetal - Breyell with an undershot water wheel .

geography

The Weiher Mühle stood on the Mühlenbach, a tributary of the Nette , and was located near the Quellenensee in the Breyell district in the city of Nettetal. The area has a height of approx. 44 m above sea ​​level . The maintenance and upkeep of the Mühlenbach is the responsibility of the Netteverband .

history

The Weiher Mühle was built as an estate mill near the fort in 1430 , when the Lüthemühle was separated from the Sprinckelhoven estate after an inheritance was divided. In 1488 the manor and mill belonged to the Lords of Kreckenbeck. In 1681 the gentlemen von Schinck zu Overlinck and Hilgenhoven are named as owners. The mill was only used as a flour mill and had constant water shortages. In 1835 the mill had an undershot water wheel, a channel and a grinding tunnel . She paid 2 thalers in tax . When major repairs were due in 1840, the mill was closed.

literature

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

Web links

Commons : Weiher Mühle  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the Nice Association

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.netteverband.de