- Parking spaces available
- Bus stop available
- Free admission
Windmill stump Oestereiden
Mill | Historic building
The massive tower-like mill stump at the north-western end of the village still documents a medieval right (windmill right), which was once a fief of the Electors of Cologne and belonged to the Freigrafschaft and the noble House of Eden (Oestereiden) and represented a sustainable source of income, as all the farmers in the area were forced to have their grain ground there (so-called Mühlenbann).
Address
Windmill stump Oestereiden
Hauptstr. 41
59602 Rüthen
Telephone: 02952-818-172 / 173
Properties:
It is therefore not surprising that a dispute arose between the Counts of Rietberg and the Noblemen of Büren over these mill rights when the Free County was divided in 1567.
The current windmill was rebuilt by the Counts of Rietberg after the two mill shares were reunited at the beginning of the 17th century. After 1810, it was sold into private hands (the Ringe estate near Oestereiden) and acquired in 1868 by the long-time local mill tenant who, out of pride of ownership, had the founding coat of arms of the House of Rietberg removed. Mill operation was discontinued at the end of the 20th century as part of the electrification process.
Visits by appointment with the owner Wolfgang Hassel jun.
Prices
Free admission: 0 €
Directions
Car L776 Oestereiden Bus public transport stop in Oestereiden