Vacardův mlýn, Watermill on Labe River, Czech Republic

Vacardův mlýn, also called Podvranský, is a watermill in the valley of Vranský potok below the ruins of Vranov Castle in Malá Skála. Its nine-metre mill wheel was fed from a pond by wooden troughs carried above the path on sandstone pillars. A sawmill and later a glass-grinding workshop were added to the milling operation.

The mill is first documented in 1765, when Václav Vacarda bought it and gave it his name. A retirement cottage was built before 1787. In 1865 a sawmill was added, later followed by a glass-grinding workshop. The Vacarda family owned the mill until 1897, when they sold it to Josef Bouček of Bratříkov; mill and sawmill ceased operation in 1910.

The mill is named after Václav Vacarda, who bought it in 1765; his family kept it until 1897, when they sold it to Josef Bouček of Bratříkov. In 1865 the operation was enlarged with a sawmill and later a glass-grinding workshop, so the site served both wood and glass as well as grain.

The mill stands in the valley of the Vranský potok below the ruins of Vranov Castle in Malá Skála. The wooden flume that fed the nine-metre wheel ran above the access path on sandstone pillars, so look up as you approach. The mill and saw ceased operation in 1910 and the site is a protected cultural monument.

The mill's nine-metre wheel was fed by water from a pond, carried in wooden troughs (vantroky) mounted above the path on sandstone pillars. The site is a protected cultural monument listed under industrial heritage.