Alte Mühle, Watermill and cultural heritage monument in Saselbek, Germany

The Alte Mühle stands on the Saselbek just before it flows into the Alster, on the border of Sasel and Bergstedt. The mill building and attached dwelling, rebuilt in 1880 from yellow Trillup bricks with red decorative bricks, are separated by a central risalit. The exterior water wheel was replaced in the 1920s by a turbine, which generates electricity again since 1997.

A mill at this site is presumed before 1453 and documented since the 16th century. During the Thirty Years' War it served as a gunpowder mill, later as a mint, and from 1695 as a grain mill with milling rights for Bramfeld, Steilshoop, Alsterdorf, Meiendorf and Oldenfelde until 1865. A dam breach in 1735 led to rebuilding, and the Timmermann family has owned it since 1750. After a fire in 1880 the mill was rebuilt in yellow Trillup brick with red decorative brick.

The mill's name points to a mill on this site before 1453, when the nearby Rodenbeker Mühle was first recorded. From 1695 the miller had a grinding obligation (Mahlzwang) toward Bramfeld, Steilshoop, Alsterdorf, Meiendorf and Oldenfelde, so farmers brought their grain here. The restaurant that served waiting milling guests became a well-known excursion inn with a beer garden on the mill dam from 1926.

The mill stands on the Saselbek just before it flows into the Alster, on the border between Sasel and Bergstedt. The dam crossing is paved with fieldstones, and the banks of the mill pond largely belong to the Hainesch/Iland nature reserve. The former mill building and adjoining house now serve as an excursion restaurant with a beer garden on the dam.

The exterior water wheel was replaced in the 1920s by a turbine, which after repair has generated electricity again since 1997. Milling itself no longer takes place. The turbine is the detail to look for instead of a wheel.