Margaretha Windmill (Hemmingstedt)

HISTOUR point H22
Dutch windmill Hemmingstedt

In 1852 Christian Janßen applied for a building permit for a post mill in Hemmingstedt, which had probably been in a different location beforehand. Her cap was thatched. She was struck by lightning in 1858.

A mountain Dutchman took over her successor. In 1906 a new steam mill was built with a 15 meter high chimney, which was connected to the east side of the windmill by a vaulted corridor. The thatched roof was replaced by a cardboard roof. In 1922 a new grain store was built. In 1924, Max Suhr built a nacelle for a crude oil engine (southwest and west).

The wind operation was discontinued in 1977. When Müller Otto Carstens died in 1979, the mill was closed. A year later, the Margaretha mill was listed as a historical monument. In 1987 it was restored: it received a new cross made of sail wings, a new compass rose and a horizontal casing.
Further information: echt-dithmarschen.de/typisch-dithmarschen/sehenswuerdheiten/details/muehle-margaretha-hemmingstedt

The "Margaretha" cellar Dutch mill at Bahnhofstrasse 7 was built in 1858. It has sail wings and a compass rose, is windy, has a complete two-speed facility and a diesel engine from 1922.dithmarschen.de/Dithmarschen-erleben/Kultur/M%C3%BChlen/index.php?La=1&object=tx,2046.4959.1&kat=&kuo=2&sub=0

Old windmill, nice photo motif. Including tables and benches for a break.