Beranův mlýn, Watermill and cultural monument in Vlastibořice, Czech Republic

Beranův mlýn is a grain mill powered by water in Vlastibořice, protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic. The building combines living quarters with milling machinery under one roof, with processing mechanisms still visible today.

The mill is first documented in 1612. In 1862 Jiří Beran bought it and rebuilt it in its present form, replacing the original stone mill with a timbered structure. In the early 20th century a glass-grinding workshop operated here with about ten employees. A 1945 flood swept away the weir, which was repaired between 1976 and 1980 during a large reconstruction of the whole site.

The name Beranův mlýn comes from Jiří Beran, who bought the mill in 1862 and rebuilt it in its present form. The timbered mill house and the farm buildings with brick-lined ventilation openings in the vaulted walls are visible from the outside. The mill stood on the Mohelka, and water was led to the wheels by a race from a weir about 400 metres upstream.

Visitors can view the mill from the path and examine the preserved machinery from outside to understand grain processing work. The location by the water helps explain how the stream provided the power for milling operations.

The mill's water came from an upper weir about 400 metres upstream, then flowed through a tailrace to the next mill on the Mohelka, the Družstevní mlýn in Sedlišťka. In 1930 the mill ran two overshot wheels with a 2.87 m head and 5.6 HP output.