Windmill Emtinghausen

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The Emtinghausen windmill in September 2012

The Emtinghausen windmill is located on Lower Saxony Mühlenstrasse (number 46) in the municipality of Emtinghausen . It goes back to a gift from Georg von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel , Archbishop of Bremen and Bishop of Verden , in 1561. This overrode the family of the late knight Hermeling as compensation for the rented it and after his death recoveries Castle Thedinghausen one Kamp . In addition, he gave the nobleman’s sons the right to build a mill on the piece of land. This remained attached to the Hermelingsche Gut for several centuries. In 1631 a heavy storm completely destroyed the mill, which subsequently remained in ruins in the turmoil of the Thirty Years' War and was only rebuilt in 1650 after the Peace of Westphalia was concluded. However, only 29 years later the building burned down as a result of a lightning strike on July 26, 1679 and had to be rebuilt for 160 Reichstaler . Another new building followed in 1816, before the Galerieholländer , which still exists today, was constructed in 1873 according to plans by the architect H. Cordes .

For many years it was owned by the Lange family, who leased it to the miller Dietrich Hustedt between 1930 and 1960 . During this time, a nacelle with an auxiliary unit was added so that grinding was now possible regardless of the wind. The chimney next to the mill still testifies to this today. In 1960, Werner Eilers, the owner of a compound feed company, bought the building. He expanded the entire grinding technology in order to create space for grain silos inside. Since then, the Emtinghausen mill has been out of operation and has been empty for the past few years - accompanied by a slow structural decline.

Redevelopment

In the course of time, ideas came up again and again regarding a subsequent use, for example a community hall, a café or a museum. In 2005 the community bought the mill relatively cheaply - with the aim of preserving it as a technical monument . In autumn 2008, the approval notice for the building project was issued after some delays. With funding from the European Union , the renovation began , which included extensive masonry and painting work. After the first repair, the Emtinghausen-Bahlum village association took over the interior renovation and subsequent use.

While the second floor is intended as a space for exhibitions, the ground floor has been converted into a village community center with a modern kitchen. Finally, the top third floor was to be used according to the plans for “show grinding” according to the old, original method. However, those responsible stated that the repair of the wind-powered grinder would cost around 7500 euros, and the professional installation would cost another 60,000 to 80,000 euros. Such funds would not be available until further notice. While the services of professional handicraft businesses are sometimes used for the main building, the village association, which has around 100 members, is restoring the extension itself and with its own resources. Up to and including August 2010, around 30 volunteers invested almost 3,000 working hours in the entire project. At the end of August 2010, another large donation was recorded when the Sparkassenstiftung provided EUR 10,000 and Sparkasse Thedinghausen EUR 5,500. The total cost of the renovation is around 300,000 euros, which is covered by municipal, district and state funds. The restored mill was opened on September 26, 2010 as part of the 750th anniversary of the Emtinghausen-Bahlum community. The municipality as owner and the deputy mayor Gerold Bremer handed over the 30-year usage contract to the village association.

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Coordinates: 52 ° 55 ′ 55 ″  N , 8 ° 58 ′ 3 ″  E