Strunder Mühle
A former water mill on the Strunde in Cologne-Dellbrück, first mentioned in 1380, which over the centuries served as a fulling, dye-wood and tobacco mill.
The water mill is known under two names: besides "Strunder Mühle," it is also called "Strundener Mühle." A photograph shows that its undershot water wheel was still in place around 1900.
Source: Wikipedia
At a Glance
- Type
- former water mill
- Watercourse
- Strunde
- Location
- Dellbrück district, Mülheim borough, Cologne
- Address
- Mühlenhofsweg 17
- Current use
- residential house
- Heritage protection
- listed building, no. 5978 in the City of Cologne's register of monuments
The Strunder Mühle repeatedly changed its function: in 1380 it was a cloth fulling mill, in 1613 a dyewood mill, and in 1821 it ground tanning bark and tobacco – in between, the French destroyed it on the night of 23–24 October 1811.
A Mill of Many Trades
Its function changed several times over the years. In 1380 it is recorded as a cloth fulling mill. In 1605 it appears as a burnishing mill, and in 1613 it was in operation as a dye-wood mill. By 1773 it was called the "Follmühle," another term for a fulling mill.
Destruction and Renewed Operation
On the night of 23 to 24 October 1811, French troops destroyed the mill. By 1821, however, it was already grinding tanning bark and tobacco again.
New Life Under an Architect
The building is said to have stood empty for a long time. In 1968 the Strundener mill estate went up for auction, and the architect Franz Sommer acquired the mill. He renovated the building to live in and to house his office.
Timeline
- 1380First mentioned as a cloth fulling mill
- 1605Mentioned as a Pleiß mill
- 1613Operating as a dyewood mill
- 1773Called Follmühle (a fulling mill)
- 1811Mill destroyed by the French (night of 23/24 October)
- 1821Mill grinding tan bark and tobacco again
- um 1900Undershot water wheel still present
- 1968Architect Franz Sommer buys and renovates the mill for residential and office use
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