Thurner Mühle
Documented since 1322: the mill on the Strunde in Cologne-Dellbrück served as a timber, grinding and tobacco mill and is now a sawmill.
For a long time, the mill was part of the Thurner Hof estate. Today the Menrath family runs a woodworking business on the site.
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- Type
- former water mill, now a sawmill and timber wholesaler
- Watercourse
- Strunde
- Location
- Cologne-Dellbrück, Mülheim borough
- First documented
- 1322
- Power source
- iron undershot water wheel, in use until electrification after the First World War
- Ownership
- Menrath family since around 1895
The Thurner Mühle in Cologne-Dellbrück is documented as early as 1322 and 1324 and changed over the centuries from a wood mill to a grinding, burnishing, tobacco, pepper and tanning-bark mill, and finally to a sawmill that still belongs to the Menrath family today.
Many Functions in One Place
Records mention a mill called Thurn as early as 1322 and 1324, though without saying what it was used for. Around 1526 it served as a timber mill. Later it is referred to as a grinding and stamping mill. From 1823 it is listed as a tobacco, pepper and tanbark mill.
Woodworking under the Menrath Family
The business passed to the Menrath family around 1895 as a timber mill. At first it produced handles for shovels, hammers and farm tools. In the following years, production was expanded to include cable drums for the company Felten & Guilleaume, among other products.
From Water Wheel to Electricity
The iron undershot water wheel powered the mill until it was electrified after the First World War. The wheel was later removed.
Today
The mill is still owned by the Menrath family. It operates as a sawmill and timber wholesaler.
Timeline
- 1322Thurn mill first mentioned in records
- 1324Thurn mill mentioned again in records
- um 1526Used as a timber mill
- ab 1823Listed as tobacco, pepper and tanning-bark mill
- um 1895Acquired by the Menrath family as a timber mill
- nach dem Ersten WeltkriegElectrification; iron water wheel later dismantled
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