Wrixumer Mühle, Smock mill in Wrixum, Germany
Wrixumer Mühle is a wooden smock mill with a thatched roof in Wrixum, featuring a rotating upper section that moves with the wind direction. The building contains multiple levels that house a ground-floor restaurant, artist studios focused on tin casting, and gallery spaces for rotating displays.
The current building was constructed in 1851 as a Dutch-style windmill, following repeated destructions of earlier structures on the site. The earliest mill at this location dated to 1464, eventually replaced by a post mill design before the present wooden structure was built.
The building now serves as a space where local artisans work and create, opening a window into how traditional craft techniques continue in modern times. People gather here to watch artists practice their skills and to experience the place as both a working studio and a community gathering point.
The site is open to visitors who can enjoy dining at the ground-floor restaurant and explore the artist studios on upper levels. Allow time to walk through the different floors and experience the working craft spaces without feeling rushed.
In the 1920s, a theater director attempted a daring stunt by launching himself from one of the mill's rotating wings in front of gathered crowds. This audacious feat reveals how the building captured public imagination beyond its practical function as a working mill.
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