Winkelsmühle
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Truuet
N 51° 13.190 E 006° 58.594
32U E 358694 N 5676217
Still working water wheel. Nowadays just for electricity.
Waymark Code: WMB0F1
Location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Date Posted: 03/19/2011
Views: 28
The "Winkelsmühle" was founded in the 15th century. It was the first watermill for local agriculture and driven by the waters of the upper Düssel.
The capacity of the wheel and the generators is almost enough for 4 families. Sometimes the water levels are higher than the dam. Therefor there is a reservoit with communicating water ways on the upper side which were used as natural swimming pool.
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