Týniště 28, Watermill and Upper Lusatian house in Týniště, Czech Republic
Týniště 28 is a combined residence and watermill in Týniště that merges both functions under one roof. The building harnesses water power from a nearby stream to grind grain while domestic areas house the family spaces.
The mill is first documented in 1628; by 1710 a sawmill and an oil press operated alongside it. The oil press closed around 1900, the mill during World War I and the sawmill in the late 1940s. The whole complex, dwelling and farm buildings included, was demolished in 1968; the mill building from Homole u Panny was later transferred onto the original basement masonry.
The mill building was moved here from Homole u Panny and set on the original cellar masonry of the Týniště mill; the milling technology inside came from a mill in Hamry u Hlinska. The cellar walls of the sawmill and oil press are exposed, and the site is shown as a small artistic milling set within the Zubrnice open-air museum.
The mill stands in Týniště u Zubrnic, Ústí nad Labem region, on Luční potok, and is open as part of the Zubrnice open-air museum. Water reaches the wheel through the original millrace from a repaired wooden weir; the basement masonry of the sawmill and oil press is exposed. The mill building and house stand separately, partly timber-framed and partly masonry.
The mill building itself was transferred here: its structure was moved onto the original cellar masonry of the Týniště mill, and the milling technology inside came from a mill in Hamry u Hlinska. The cellar walls of the former sawmill and oil press are exposed beside it. The whole original site, including the dwelling and farm buildings, was demolished in 1968.
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