Windmühle Vitte

The hexagonal wooden structure of the Vitte Windmill features wooden shingles covering its exterior walls and a zinc-topped roof in northern Vitte.

After the windmill burned down in 1907, miller Waldemar Schwartz acquired a used mill from Demmin, dismantled it, and reconstructed it at the current location.

The windmill transformed into a vacation home in 1961 when architect Helmut Trauzettel and his wife Hannelore renovated it in cooperation with heritage authorities.

The building stands as a residential structure at Norderende 172 in Vitte, protected under German monument preservation laws as an architectural heritage site.

Following Hiddensee's electrification in the late 1920s, the mill's wings were removed while maintaining the mill head and wing shaft for historical preservation.

Location: Insel Hiddensee

GPS coordinates: 54.56966,13.10370

Latest update: March 11, 2025 08:33