
Elstermühle Plessa
Historic water mill on the Black Elster with a mill museum and sawmill; guided tours on request and demonstrations on German Mill Day.
Om museet
The mill on the right bank of the Black Elster is first mentioned in 1420. A half-timbered sawmill is documented in 1580; later a grain mill operated here, rebuilt after a fire in 1711. From 1825 the property belonged to the Kühne family. The regulation of the Elster in the mid-19th century made it necessary to build a weir, around 1900 the foundation had to be reinforced, and in 1925 a sawmill was added, powered by electricity from a local briquette factory.
In 1961 the heirs sold the business to an agricultural production cooperative. When a bypass road was built in the 1970s and the weir was demolished, the mill lost its drive water. In December 1991 the friends' association of the Niederlausitzer Heidelandschaft Nature Park acquired the site, restored the grain mill and opened it to the public on June 17, 1995. Until 2017 the nature park association, a nature warden station and an inn were also based here.
The three-story mill building has been a museum ever since. Its centerpiece is a Zuppinger water wheel six meters in diameter; inside, roller mills, a grinding stand, a sifter, a mixer and cleaning machines are preserved and set in motion during demonstrations. In the sawmill across the way stand machines from the 19th century. Today the Elstermühle is also a seminar and guest house with a writers' house.
Højdepunkter
- Zuppinger water wheel six meters in diameter
- Preserved milling technology in working demonstrations
- Sawmill with machines from the 19th century
- German Mill Day on Whit Monday with guided tours
- Located directly on the Elbe-Elster and Fürst-Pückler cycle routes
Permanente udstillinger
- Mühlenmuseum – The preserved milling technology on three floors and the sawmill show the work of an Elster mill; during demonstrations the large water wheel turns.
- Grundlagt
- 1995
- Ejer
- WernWo GmbH
Entrépriser & rabatter
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Tilgængelighed
- Delvis kørestolsvenlig
- Elevator: ingen oplysninger
- Handicaptoilet
- Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
- Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
- Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
- Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
Uneven, natural ground on the grounds; parts of the exhibition are accessible only by stairs. Seating as well as storage space for walkers and strollers is available.
Børn og familie
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Transport & parkering
Med offentlig transport
Bahnhof Plessa · 15 min. til fods
Plessa regional train station, about a 15-minute walk from there. Long-distance train stop in Elsterwerda, about ten minutes away by car. Pickup from the station possible by arrangement.
I bil
Parkering muligt · 10 m til indgangen
The mill is near the B 169; the A 13 is about a quarter of an hour away. By bike, directly accessible via the Elbe-Elster cycle route and the Fürst-Pückler cycle route.
Planlæg ruteService & spisesteder
The HofCafé at the Elstermühle opens on special occasions such as Mill Day.
Arrangementer & udlejning
- Lokaler til leje
- Private fester
- Bryllupper / vielser
Op til 30 personer.
Inn for birthdays, weddings and anniversaries (long table for up to 22, up to 30 guests in total), fireplace room for readings and lectures, seminar room and guest rooms for seminars and retreats.
Forespørgsel & detaljerPlanlæg dit besøg
| Rundvisninger | ja |
|---|---|
| Godt at vide | Guided tours of the mill and sawmill on request at 01522 1995463 or kontakt@elstermuehle-plessa.de. |





