Bockwindmühle Kottmarsdorf
Functioning post windmill from 1843 on the Pfarrberg in Kottmarsdorf (Upper Lusatia) with mill tours and a demonstration bakery.
About the museum
The post windmill was built in 1843 on the Pfarrberg, about 435 meters high, above Kottmarsdorf and ground grain for exactly one hundred years. At times three such mills stood in the village; the surviving one, thanks to its elevated position, can be seen from far away from the direction of Löbau and from the Oberland.
After milling ended, the mill was preserved as a technical monument and became the cultural center of the village. Since 1993, visitors can experience how the wooden structure, weighing about 50 tons, is turned as a whole around its post into the wind. The municipality of Kottmar and the association Natur- und Heimatfreunde Kottmarsdorf look after its upkeep together; volunteer mill guides explain how flour used to be ground.
In the neighboring miller's house, formerly the home of the miller, who was also a farmer and baker, the association set up a demonstration bakery with a wood-fired oven in 1996. On individual baking days, bread and cake are baked there the old-fashioned way and sold. From the mill, a signposted mill circuit trail leads to former mill sites in the village.
Highlights
- Functioning post windmill from 1843
- Demonstration turning of the mill into the wind on German Mill Day
- Demonstration bakery with a wood-fired oven in the miller's house
- Mill circuit trail with wide views over Upper Lusatia
Permanent exhibitions
- Bockwindmühle mit Mahlwerk – On tours, the preserved mill technology is explained and visitors are shown how grain used to be processed into flour with wind power.
- Founded
- 1843
- Operated by
- Natur- und Heimatfreunde Kottmarsdorf e.V. / Gemeinde Kottmar
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €3 |
|---|---|
| Children & teens | €1 |
| Groups | –Tours outside opening hours: base price €10 per group (not for children's groups) plus €3 per adult and €1 per child. |
Admission applies to one mill tour in each case.
Accessibility
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
Kids & families
Children pay €1 per tour.
Getting there & parking
By car
RV parking area at the post windmill.
The mill stands on the Pfarrberg at the edge of Kottmarsdorf; the signposted mill circuit trail begins there.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Restaurant
Restaurant "Müllerstübchen" directly at the mill; on baking days, bread and cake from the demonstration bakery are sold.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
|---|---|
| Good to know | Visits as part of tours led by volunteer mill guides. On German Mill Day (Whit Monday), the mill is turned into the wind together with the guests during the demonstration turning. |
