Watermill Schulze Westerath
Fascinating is the very well-preserved, old mill technology in the watermill Schulze Westerath in Stevertal.
The mighty, three-storey mill building from Baumberger sandstone, covered with a hipped roof lies in the water-rich environment in the valley of the Stever, which drives also this watermill for centuries.
For a long time the water from the pond above the mill had seeped into the sandstone masonry of the ground floor and damaged the building. The entire building is now slightly wrong. Through restoration measures, the mill 2008-2010 was secured in the inventory and can thus be preserved for the future.
Hof Schulze Westerath, to which the mill belongs, was first documented in 1296. Today's sandstone building was built in the late Middle Ages and was first mentioned as a mill in 1599 in writing. The mill is also publicly accessible as a technical monument by agreement. The present mill building had formerly served as a distinguished residential building. The living rooms were above the level, with the remaining mill technology. This makes the monument an extraordinary stop on the "Baumberger Sandsteinroute".