Goldberger Mill

Great photo motif. The water wheel of the mill is still active and can be visited. Very well-kept park & large pond with lots of rest options.

As a rule, an open house will be held on May 1st and on the second Sunday in September of each year. Then you can look at the mill from the inside and buy freshly baked bread.

The Goldberg Mill
One of the oldest and most beautiful buildings in Mettmann is the Goldberg Mill.
This mill was first mentioned in documents around 1450 when Duke Gerhard pledged it to Knight Ulrich von Mentzingen. In 1541 Duke Wilhelm redeemed this pledge. He handed the farm over to his councilor and chancellor Johann Gogreve. In return, he had to pay 70 gold guilders annually to the Freedom of Mettmann.
In 1555 the Goldberg farm became the seat of a court of six farms.
In 1715 a new water wheel was built for the mill from four felled oak trees.
In 1771 the mill was given a slated mansard hip roof with dormer windows.
From 1880 to 1882 the tower with oven, which is still so distinctive today, was built. After a major fire in 1904 the farm burned down completely; however, the mill was spared. A few hundred meters to the east, the new Groß Goldberg estate was built. The Goldberg mill itself remained standing. 1944 Recommissioning: The damaged mill was replaced and put into operation. The mill thus made its contribution to feeding the population of Mettmann even in the difficult post-war period. In 1946, the mill was shut down again. In 1954, Count Schaesberg sold the mill to the town of Mettmann. It was then used as a residential building. However, the decline could not be stopped. Due to the increasingly poor quality of living, the last tenant family eventually moved out of the mill. From then on, it stood empty and fell into increasing disrepair. Source: mettmann.de/muehle