Martmühle on the Warmenau

The Martmühle in Spenge is located directly on the Warmenau or the border between Melle and Spenge. The watermill, whose buildings are mostly on the Mell side today, was always owned by the Martmüller family. It was first mentioned around 1100. The current bridge over the Warmenau was built in 1855.At the time when the mills were generally dying out, a mill tradition spanning more than 1,200 years also came to an end in the Martmühle.The Warmenau marked the border between France and the Kingdom of Westphalia between 1807 and 1811 and was for a long time before and after the state border between the Kingdom of Hanover and the Principality of Osnabrück and Prussia.

The Martmühle on the Warmenau is used today as a hydroelectric power station for the electricity generator. It is located in the Meller area directly on the border between Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia

There is even a legend about the Martmühle. 300 years ago, seven robbers are said to have made their calculations without a simple maid...