Weuthenmühle

The Weuthenmühle in Viersen-Boisheim

Location and history

Coordinates

51 ° 16 '4 " N , 6 ° 16' 15" E Coordinates: 51 ° 16 '4 " N , 6 ° 16' 15" E

Location

Germany

North Rhine-Westphalia

District of Viersen

City of Viersen

Waters

Nice

Built

1662 mentioned in the rent book

Shut down

1960 End of milling activity

technology

use

Oil mill

Grinder

1 grind 1 oil press

drive

Watermill

water wheel

undershot

The Weuthenmühle is a watermill in Viersen-Boisheim , located on the Nette , with an undershot water wheel .

geography

The Weuthenmühle is located on the Nette south of Boisheim . The Nette is here about 51 m above sea level . Care and maintenance of the responsibility of the Nice Nice Association .

history

The Weuthenmühle was originally also called Boisheimer Mühle. It was built in 1662 by Phillip Wilhelm zu Boisheim near the Boisheimer Weiher . This is what it says in the Brüggen office's pension book from 1725. The construction costs amounted to 505 guilders, 32 Albus and 11 Heller .

In the same place there was probably a mill before; in a lay judge from the 14./15. In the 16th century the border of the Holzgedings was “to Boisheim onder dat muelen raet”.

In 1715 the right of lease fell to the Gladbach Benedictines , who then lost it in the secularization of 1802 . In 1870 the mill received a small 6 HP steam engine because the water was insufficient for daily operation. The mill was shut down around 1960. The mighty stones from the pan mill are still reminiscent of the former oil mill.