Twin mills New Vorwerk
The twin windmills of Neu Vorwerk are a unique technical monument.
The two Dutch windmills standing close together form a landmark of our country. Situated in Mecklenburg Switzerland, you have a fantastic view of the vast landscape. Cranes breed here and eagles fly their circles. Its very origins make it special. The small earthen hut was erected in 1849 so that the windmill could be seen as an ornament from the window of the manor house, just like in the Prussian Sanssouci Palace. The large gallery windmill, built in 1949, was the last new windmill to be built for commercial milling in Germany!!! In operation until 1991, it is today one of the very few windmills in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern with fully preserved technology. As a major goal, the mills are being restored as a functioning technical monument. In the future, the blades of the Great Mill will once again turn regularly. This will allow future generations to experience how grain is turned into flour with the help of the environmentally friendly natural power of the wind. Even though the mill is still being renovated, it can already be visited today: >>>> Mill Day, Whit Monday >>>> Heritage Day, 2nd weekend in September If you would like to visit on another date or even support this project, just get in touch. I would be happy to show you around. Small mill >die Lütte Year of construction: 1849 Type of building: earthen hollow Mill builder: unknown (all documents with the archive of the von Oertzen family destroyed in 1945) Technology: almost the last mill in the country with a classic wooden drive!!! Equipped with 3 grinding gears and with original upper drive as well as sail wings and star twist of the cap (formerly) Height : 12,75 m Wings: 22.00 m (formerly) Big mill >the big one Year of construction: 1949 Type of construction: single-storey gallery holländer (gallery currently down) Mill builder: mill construction company O.M. Hofwolt, Rostock (most important mill builder in northern Germany, later: mill builder F. Dohr, Teterow) Technology: one of the most modern windmills in the country !!! Equipped with grinding gears, roller mills, with modern underdrive, iron gears, louvre blades and wind rose Height: 17.75 m Wings: 22.00 m (formerly)
Neu Vorwerk twin mills in Boddin - two mills, one story
The twin mills Neu Vorwerk in Boddin are among the most remarkable technical monuments in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Two Dutch mills stand side by side in the gently rolling hills of Mecklenburg Switzerland - a sight that is unparalleled in the entire Baltic Sea region. Cranes breed in the area and eagles circle over the vast landscape.
The small mill "die Lütte" - earthen hollow from 1849
The smaller of the two Dutch mills, a 12.75-metre-high earthen hollander, was built in 1849 - originally as an ornament, following the example of the windmill at Sanssouci Palace in Prussia. It is one of the last mills in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern with a classic wooden drive and was equipped with three grinding gears and an upper drive.
The large mill - the last new windmill to be built for milling in Germany
The large gallery mill, 17.75 meters high and built in 1949, is the last new windmill to be built for commercial milling in the whole of Germany. Built by the renowned Rostock mill construction company O. M. Hofwolt, it was in operation until 1991 and still has fully preserved technology today - an absolute rarity in the whole country.
Restoration and visit to the Boddin millThe facility is currently being renovated and should be able to be experienced as a functioning technical monument in the long term - so that future generations can also see how wind grinds grain into flour. A visit is already possible today, for example on Mill Day (Whit Monday) or on Monument Day in September. Anyone who would like to support the project can get in touch via the contact box on this page.
Accommodations nearby
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Old school Barlin
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Old vicarage Rambow
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