Just across from Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam is a Dutch windmill, which is still used to grind grain using wind power.
There has been a windmill on the hill since 1738. At first it was a post mill, which was replaced by a larger gallery mill from 1787-91 with the support of Friedrich Wilhelm II. Guests from the neighboring Bornstedt came to her. It is not known whether the bread of the royal table was also ground, but Frederick II's saying "The mill is an ornament to the castle."
It became known beyond all borders through a legend according to which Frederick II was disturbed by the rattling of the mill and he asked the miller to rebuild the mill in another location. However, the miller Grävenitz threatened to file a lawsuit before the higher court in Berlin and Friedrich complied.
The blades turned until 1858 and the Dutch windmill was declared a monument as early as 1861. In the last days of the war in 1945 the mill burned out. The reconstruction was completed in 1993 and since 2003 grain has been processed into meal and flour again.
In addition to the mill technology on the upper floors, there are exhibitions in the mill tower on the history of the historic mill and other mill-related topics. The gallery offers a view of the park of Sanssouci, the shop offers many products around the mill.
The historical mill also includes the office of the Mühlenvereinigung Berlin-Brandenburg e.V. with a specialist library and an archive area.