Charliers-Mühle Roetgen, طاحونة مائية في ألمانيا
Charliers-Mühle Roetgen is a former grain mill building standing over the Weserbach river on Mühlenstraße in Roetgen and now serves as a private residence. The structure has a foundation of rough stone with a brick upper floor added later and a gabled roof, though the original water wheel system and mill pond are no longer present.
The mill building was constructed in 1768 by merchant Johann Peter Kaufmann, who received permission to build a grain mill on the Weserbach. After his death in 1786, his son Johann Mathias took over, and later Friedrich Charlier inherited the property, giving it the name by which it is known today.
The mill's name comes from Friedrich Charlier, who owned it in the 19th century and later moved to Aachen. The brick walls still show markings with the years 1768 and 1840, recording the phases when the building was first built and then expanded.
The building sits on Mühlenstraße and is now a private home, so entry inside is not possible. The surroundings are suitable for walking, and you can view the Weserbach and the remains of the old mill structures from outside.
In 1840, Friedrich Charlier replaced two small water wheels with a single larger one and added a second story, creating brick markings still visible today. Notably, the 1885 construction of the Vennbahn railway line ultimately shut down the mill, as the railroad needed a water reservoir to power its steam locomotives.
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