Watermill in Nejdek, Historical watermill in Nejdek, Czech Republic.

The Watermill in Nejdek (Zámecký mlýn) stands on a branch of the Dyje in the Lednice–Valtice Cultural Landscape. The complex comprises four structures: a residential building with a seven-axis facade, a mill building with a bell above the gate, a machine house, and a millrace with stone revetments about 5 metres thick. A small hydroelectric plant still operates beside the mill.

The mill dates from the 18th century and belonged to the Liechtenstein family until the end of World War II; in 1930 the Liechtenstein estate administration is recorded as owner of the mill and its power plant. In the 1950s the front building housed a library and radio station, the rear buildings stood unused and the millrace, outflow channel and pond above the mill were filled in. A new owner restored the mill from 1990 and had the millrace and outflow channel dug out again in 2010.

The mill shows craftsmanship passed down through generations, with equipment you can observe and examine closely. You can understand how people once got their daily flour and the physical work involved in this essential trade.

The mill stands on a branch of the Dyje in the Lednice-Valtice landscape zone, near the small settlement of Nejdek. The millrace and outflow channel, filled in during the 1950s, were dug out again in 2010, and stone revetments about 5 m thick survive on both banks. A small hydroelectric plant still runs beside the mill, and remains of two Francis turbines from 1930 lie in the courtyard.

The mill's courtyard still holds the remains of two Francis turbines recorded in 1930, when the site ran both a mill and a power station for the Liechtenstein estate. The headrace and outflow channel, filled in during the 1950s, were dug out again by a new owner in 2010.