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ELLERBURGER WASSERMÜHLE FIESTEL

A water mill, which belonged to the "Haus Viestel", the later Ellerburg, is mentioned already i. J. 1566. The present mill building was erected in 1781. The mill pond was part of the Ellerburg's fords, which drew their water from the nearby floodplain and the flute. Significant changes were made in 1956: The mill building was extended by 4 m to the west, the wooden bridge in front of the house was replaced by a stone bridge and the water wheel had to give way to a turbine. In 1869, the family of Frh. v. d. Horst, who had resided at nearby Ellerburg since 1825, became owners of the mill and leased it to miller Weßler from 1896. After 36 years, Weßler, the family is still the owner today, bought the watermill and fundamentally changed the operation.

As early as 1905, Weßler installed a sawmill and in 1914 a generator to produce electricity. New drive systems followed after the water rights were sold in 1928. The development of the drive technology ranges from a suction gas engine (1920) to a diesel engine (1941), to a more powerful diesel (1951). The Ellerburg mill had become a pure motor mill. New technologies played a special role at this mill site. In 1924, the "E-Werk" was expanded to include a battery system for storing electricity. Now, the mill was able to supply surrounding districts with electricity, a service that was maintained until 1948. In 1957, the Große Aue was regulated and lowered, and the excavated material was used to fill in the mill pond and the Ellerburg ravines. Today, the mill is still functional with two stone aisles, a barley aisle, a roller mill and the usual auxiliary equipment. The Ellerburg mill is a small technical museum and can be visited.

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Wassermühle Fiestel, Ellerburger Mühle
Gestringer Str. 78
32339 Espelkamp-Fiestel

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