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Meinersen Watermill

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Meinersen Watermill

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Please check local regulations for: Okeraue zwischen Meinersen und Müden (Aller)

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    Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    April 24, 2020

    Bridge over the mill canal, behind it weir with turbine house, into which you can see through the windows. There is an old turbine in front of the house. A small pond behind the weir.

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      At the Alte Mühle you shouldn't expect too much, actually unspectacular.
      A beautiful nature trail for cyclists and hikers begins / ends exactly opposite.

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        August 27, 2023

        According to old documents, the mill must have once been connected to a brewery and distillery. The mill was first mentioned in 1551 and originally had four waterwheels and four grinding gears.

        In 1653, the mill became a compulsory mill for the Hausvogtei (bailiwick) of Meinersen and the Gografschaft (county of Edemissen). Not all villages were subject to the Welf line residing in Celle. Thus, the communities belonging to Hildesheim and the Duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel refused to accept this arrangement. The private mill in Hillerse, of equal size and, due to its proximity, an intimate enemy of the Meinersen mill, also applied to be recognized as a compulsory mill, but this was rejected.

        In 1849, a flood destroyed a large part of the mill. The repairs took seven months and cost 1,200 thalers. After various tenants, the mill was sold in September 1864 to the mill owner Friedrich Mollenhauer from Steyerberg. However, the mill was destroyed again in 1894. A maid, motivated by revenge for "incest" that had been kept secret, set fire to the mill.
        Source and further information:
        muehlen-in-deutschland.blogspot.com/2015/06/meinersen-okermuhle-meinersen.html?m=0

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          Location: Meinersen, Gifhorn, Lüneburg Heath, Lower Saxony, Germany

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