Manuelskotten, Industrial museum with timber frame in Wuppertal, Germany
Manuelskotten is a former grinding workshop with timber-framed construction in Wuppertal that now operates as a museum. The building contains a large water wheel, grinding stones, and the mechanical systems that once powered metalworking operations.
The workshop developed as part of the metalworking industry along streams in the Bergisches Land region, where water served as a power source since medieval times. Over time the facility was updated while remaining one of the last installations of its kind in the area.
The museum displays handcraft techniques and tools that shaped how people in this area lived and worked over centuries. Visitors can see how metalworkers carried out their daily tasks using simple equipment.
The site sits in a valley and is accessible by car or the museum railway. Visitors should plan for stairs and uneven ground and wear comfortable shoes.
The water wheel was designed to function stably even with fluctuating water levels, which was a remarkable technical achievement for its time. This sophisticated system was necessary to reliably power the metalworking process.
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