Dominikusmühle
Thanks to its massive construction, this water mill on the Strunde withstood the ice floes of winter 1783/84 and shielded the houses standing behind it.
Before it became known as the Dominikusmühle, this mill in Köln-Mülheim was called the Haus- or Kameralmühle (house or chamber mill). It owes its later name to its last owner.
Source: Wikipedia
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- Type
- Former water mill on the Strunde
- Location
- Köln-Mülheim, in the district and borough of Mülheim
- Site
- Corner of today's Bachstraße (formerly Dammstraße) and Formesstraße (formerly Taubengasse)
- Hereditary lease
- Von Außem family, 1698–1767
- Demolition
- 1910
During the ice floes of winter 1783/84, the massive construction of the Dominikusmühle in Cologne withstood the impact of the ice and even protected the houses standing behind it.
The Ice Flood of 1783/84
In the winter of 1783/84, a surge of ice floes came down the river. The mill was solidly built and withstood the impact of the ice. In doing so, it also protected the houses standing behind it. Parts of the building were damaged, however. On 17 July 1784, the master miller Peter Nolden restored it.
Ownership and Lease
In the 18th century, the mill was state-owned. Until 1767, the Von Außem family ran it under a hereditary lease. After that, it was leased to Franz Joseph Bertoldi.
The Namesake and the End
The mill received its new name from Jakob Dominikus. Address books list him as owner from 1868 to 1908, the last owner on record. Two years after that period ended, the building was torn down.
Timeline
- 1698Mill passes to the von Außem family in hereditary lease (until 1767)
- 1767Mill leased to Franz Joseph Bertoldi
- 1783/84Mill withstands ice floes; parts are damaged
- 1784Repaired by master miller Peter Nolden (17 July)
- 1868Jakob Dominikus listed as owner in address books (until 1908)
- 1910Building is demolished
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