Watermill in Kožlí, Historical watermill in Neveklov, Czech Republic.
The Watermill in Kožlí stands on the Janovický stream near Neveklov, its three connected buildings arranged around a U-shaped courtyard. The mill house with its living quarters keeps the basement mill race, a paddle wheel, metal shafts and gear wheels, and stone millstones on the ground floor, plus a roller mill by Jan Prokopec and an original electrical distribution board by the entrance.
The mill developed during a period when water power was essential to local farming. Generations of farmers brought their grain here for processing, making it a center of rural life.
The mill demonstrates how water and craftsmanship shaped rural life in this region. The preserved machinery shows how people relied on natural forces to support their daily work and livelihoods.
The mill stands on the Janovický stream, and a marked hiking trail (route 0025) runs past it toward Neveklov and Sedlčany. East of the mill lies the Chvojen hillfort, and the remains of Kožlí castle are to the south. The building is a protected cultural monument, so the interior is not freely open.
The mill's upper-floor machinery includes a transmission that once drove the adjacent barn, and a cylindrical mill by Jan Prokopec stands beside the original electrical distribution board at the mill entrance. The site also preserves two sifters and a centrifugal chaff remover on the ground floor.
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