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Oltmanns' Windmill Westerscheps

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Oltmanns' Windmill Westerscheps

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    May 18, 2025

    The Oltmann Mill in Westerscheps

    The mill was built in 1888 as a so-called "Wallholländer" (wall-shaped windmill). Its builder was Hermann Frerichs. In 1904, master miller Georg Oltmanns purchased this cap-shaped windmill, which can rotate its head and blades to face favorable winds. Initially, milling was carried out solely by wind power, namely barley, rye, and wheat. The Scheps mills benefited from the intensification of pig farming on the surrounding farms. From 1908 onwards, the grinding process of the Oltmann Mill was additionally powered by a portable superheated steam engine. This drive unit was powered by fuel peat from the mill's own moorland, thus ensuring a self-sufficient supply of energy via wind and peat. In 1913, the mill was equipped with an electrical system. In 1932, a diesel engine replaced the steam engine.

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      Location: Edewecht, Ammerland, Lower Saxony, Germany

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