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Windmühle Meẞlingen

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Windmühle Meẞlingen

At this place stood already in 1766, at the time of Frederick the Great, a royal post mill. The only remains of this post mill are the broken millstones, which were used as the foundation for the eight corner pillars of the post mill Meßlingen.

Built in 1843, the mill was leased in 1883 to the Meyer family of millers, into whose ownership it passed in 1903. In the same year, a steam engine was installed in an outbuilding as an auxiliary drive when there was no wind. In 1909, a double wind rose was installed in place of the stert to automatically set the blades into the wind. This modification secures the Meßlingen mill its unique appearance in the mill district to this day. The double wind rose is thus the trademark of the Meßlingen windmill.

The two flap blades were installed in 1936 in order to be able to react even faster to changing wind conditions. However, the signs of the times pointed to the approaching end of the mill's operation. From 1950 onwards, only electric motors were used for grinding. In 1970, after 200 years, active mill operation at this location came to an end. External changes were made once again in 1996, when four of the eight corner columns had to be replaced, giving the mill base its present appearance. Since a former Heuerlingshaus was built on the mill site for catering, the Meßlinger Mühle has become an even greater attraction for mill lovers from near and far on milling and baking days.

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