Habermannův mlýn and Habermannova vila, Watermill and Art Nouveau villa in Bludov, Czech Republic
Habermannův mlýn and Habermannova vila is a combination of mill and villa built in the Art Nouveau style in Bludov. The structures feature curved lines, natural motifs, and ornamental details typical of early 20th-century architecture in Central Europe.
The mill belonged to the Sudeten German Habermann family, who ground flour, ran a sawmill and started a small wooden-box workshop there. The Art Nouveau villa was built in 1920 as Hubert Habermann's residence to designs by the architects Popp and Ulrich. In 1945 the property was confiscated, Habermann was arrested and murdered by a local barber named Pazour; the villa later became rental housing and the mill's turbines were installed.
The site is known as Habermannův mlýn after the Sudeten German family that owned it. Josef Urban's book Habermann's Mill retold Hubert Habermann's murder and was controversial for blaming the Pospíšil family, who still live in Bludov. Juraj Herz filmed Habermann's Mill here in 2010.
The villa now operates as a pension with a restaurant, while part of the mill serves as subsidised housing, so the interiors are not open to visitors. The two buildings are separated by the busy I/44 road, and a bus stop stands in the hamlet. The Morava river and the Šumperk–Krnov railway line run close by.
The 2010 film Habermann's Mill, directed by Juraj Herz, was based on events at this site, drawing on Josef Urban's novel about the murder of Hubert Habermann. The book caused controversy in Bludov because it blames the Pospíšil family, who still live in the village.
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