Watermill in Slup, Watermill in Slup, Czech Republic

The Watermill in Slup is a late-Renaissance great mill building with four undershot water wheels on the Krhovicko-Jaroslavice millrace. Inside, the wheels drive one Czech, two American and one kaše milling set through wooden cog gearing, plus a roller mill with three roller stands.

A miller in Slup is first documented in 1512, though the Krhovicko-Jaroslavický canal supplying the mill was recorded in 1302. The Cistercian convent of Oslavany owned the village from 1228; after its dissolution, the Jaroslavice estate held the mill, and from 1810 free miller families ran it until 1938. The late Renaissance form dates from the late 16th or early 17th century.

The mill's name recalls the village of Slup, where the Cistercian convent of Oslavany owned both village and mill from 1228. The four sets of milling equipment were brought here from other mills, including Zábrdí near Prachatice and Drozdovice near Prostějov, and are run in demonstration operation for visitors.

The building welcomes visitors from spring through autumn on weekdays and weekends, as well as public holidays. Plan to spend one to two hours exploring the different rooms and machinery throughout the structure.

The structure preserves several independent production systems, some based on older local methods and others on later American techniques. This mix reveals how milling technologies evolved over time and existed side by side.