Museum Moorseer Mühle, windmill museum in Abbehausen, Nordenham, Germany
The Museum Moorseer Mühle is a gallery Dutch windmill rebuilt in 1855 after a fire destroyed the previous post mill in December 1854. It stands on Butjadinger Straße in Nordenham-Abbehausen and retains its original milling machinery, including two grinding circuits powered historically by wind, then steam.
A post mill stood here by 1731, when its timber was auctioned and rebuilt on the present site. That mill burned down on 23 December 1854 and was replaced the following year by a gallery Dutch windmill. A storm on 11 September 1903 destroyed it again; the Reinken family bought the site in 1904 and had millwright Hermann Schwarting rebuild it.
The museum shows how local milling traditions shaped daily life in the Wesermarsch region and how communities depended on grain processing. Visitors can see tools and methods that were central to the area's rural economy.
The site is easy to reach and located near Nordenham with good access for visitors. The interior spaces are open to explore and the grounds are clearly laid out.
During summer months visitors can learn bread baking from an experienced baker in the historic bakery. These hands-on sessions reveal how milling and baking were closely connected.
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