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Former Habsburg Paper Mill in Czaniec

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Former Habsburg Paper Mill in Czaniec

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Former Habsburg Paper Mill in Czaniec

Name: Former Habsburg Paper Mill in Czaniec
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Location: gmina Porąbka, Oświęcim, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland

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JaroW

4 days ago

The former Habsburg paper mill in Czaniec was a cardboard and pulp factory that operated from the first half of the 19th century to the early 21st. Although the plant had Habsburg roots, its history is complex, encompassing conversion from a grain mill to a pulp factory in the 1880s and a change of ownership after World War II. Currently, the power plant building with two Girard turbines is part of a small hydroelectric power plant, and one of the Girard turbines is still operational today.

I recommend a virtual tour...

powiatbielski.wkraj.pl/html5/index.php?id=81256

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Pawian

2 days ago

The former Habsburg paper mill in Czaniec is a now-closed industrial plant that operated as a cardboard factory. Located on Królewska Street, it is a listed industrial monument on the Industrial Monuments Route.

History of the paper mill
Habsburg ownership: The history of the facility dates back to the first half of the 19th century, when the village of Czaniec belonged to the Habsburgs of Żywiec. Initially, an "American mill" operated here for grinding grain.
Conversion into a paper mill: The mill was soon converted into a paper factory.
Further history: In 1888, the paper mill was acquired by the Weiss family, and after World War II, it was nationalized. It operated for over 100 years.
Equipment: A brick power plant building was built for the mill, housing water turbines to power the machinery.

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Pawian

2 days ago

Current Condition and Tours
Closed Mill: The paper mill is currently closed, but it is an interesting historic site that can be seen, although there is no information about it being open to regular tours.
Virtual Tour: A virtual tour of the facility is available via the website wkraj.pl.
Worth Seeing: The former paper mill is an architectural and technical curiosity, embedded in the history of the region.

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MJSTR

August 4, 2024

"It is a small hydroelectric power plant that hides a great technical monument. The history of this industrial plant dates back to the first half of the 19th century. At that time, Czaniec belonged to the Habsburgs from Żywiec. The enterprising owners established here a distillery, a brewery and the most modern in Galicia, the so-called American mill, which milled about 20 thousand bushels of grain per year. However, it was soon converted into a paper factory. In 1888, the factory in Czaniec was purchased by the Fijałkowski family - the owners of the paper mill in Bielsko, whose buildings have survived to this day, as well as the neo-baroque palace of Alfred Fijałkowski, standing at ul. Ratuszowa they opened a cardboard factory in Czaniec. As it turned out, the plant was to operate for the next 100 years. A brick power plant was built for the plant, housing two Girard water turbines with a capacity of 90 HP each, powering the factory machines bought by the Weiss family, and after World War II it was nationalized. At the beginning of the 21st century, the new - private - owners of the gym launched a small hydroelectric power plant here, replacing one of the Girard turbines with a modern structure - a Kaplan turbine. It is worth mentioning that this still operating Girard turbine is unique on a global scale. Its inventor was Philipp Girard, a French emigrant who worked in the Kingdom of Poland in the first half of the 19th century. He is known primarily as the founder of a linen factory and a workers' estate near Warsaw, which was later called Żyrardów. However, he also had many pioneering technical solutions to his credit. Already in the 1820s, he launched the first turbine of his own design in Poland. Later they gained recognition all over the world.

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MJSTR

August 4, 2024

The building is fenced, entry is prohibited - we can only admire it from behind a modest fence.

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