Neue Mühle

The museum features a functional grain mill with an undershot Zuppinger water wheel located along the Breitstrom branch of the Gera River.

Originally documented in 1259 as Martinsmühle, the current structure was rebuilt in 1737 after a fire destroyed both the mill and 70 nearby houses.

The museum maintains original milling equipment and displays traditional grain processing methods across multiple floors using bucket elevators and roller mills.

The museum generates its electrical power through a water power system installed in 1996, contributing excess energy to the Erfurt power grid.

This facility represents the last operational watermill out of 60 that once operated in Erfurt, preserving 19th-century milling technology and practices.

Location: Erfurt

Inception: 1992

Operator: Stadt Erfurt

Website: http://stadtmuseum-erfurt.de/muehle/uebersicht.html

GPS coordinates: 50.97678,11.03000

Latest update: June 3, 2025 10:05