From grinding to power generation: The multifaceted history of the mill in Neumühlen.
A stately half-timbered building stands proudly between Fuhrenkamp and Buchholzheide: the historic mill on the Neetze. Its first mention can be found in the Scharnebeck monastery document book, which reports a trade in 1330. At that time, Lüne Abbey exchanged the mill for a farm in Eyendorf with Scharnebeck Abbey.
The Neetze, a capricious river, repeatedly caused devastating damage to the mill during floods. Originally, the mill had two water wheels that drove a grinding gear, a pearl barley gear and an oil gear. But in 1898 it fell victim to a devastating fire. Undeterred, it was soon rebuilt. When the water wheels again fell victim to the force of the Neetze water, they were replaced by a turbine in 1940. This turbine still generates electricity for the mill's own needs and the public grid to this day.
In 1959, grinding operations in the mill came to an end. Today, the building is privately owned and silently tells the stories of past centuries.
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