Schuster-Schleif
Historic knife-grinding workshop by the stream, powered by a water turbine from 1871 and looked after by the Kulturkreis Kraiburg.
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About the museum
The grinding mill on the Nußbichl has been documented for over two centuries. In 1796 it is first mentioned as a small grinding mill belonging to the “Plaickengütl”; later it appears on the cadastral maps of 1812 and 1856 and in a description from 1840. In 1885 the Schuster family bought the business and ran it until the 1990s.
Afterwards the workshop stood idle for several years. In 2004 the market town of Kraiburg took over the industrial monument. The Kulturkreis Kraiburg e. V. (cultural association) took on the sponsorship, looks after repairs and keeps the workshop running regularly, for example on Open Monument Day.
The transmission and grinding machines are driven by a tub turbine from 1871, which is set in motion by the water of an artificially created stream. It is considered a rarity and, according to its custodians, the only installation of this kind still in operation in Germany. The workshop shows a knife-grinding shop as it looked about 50 years ago. During demonstrations, knives brought by visitors are also sharpened.
Highlights
- Tub turbine from 1871 as the power source
- Knife-grinding shop as it looked about 50 years ago
- Transmission and grinding machines in operation
- Demonstrations and knife sharpening on action days
- Idyllic location by the Schleiferbach
Permanent exhibition
- Historische Messerschleiferei mit Fassturbine – Water-powered grinding shop with a turbine from 1871, transmission and grinding machines in the condition of the 1970s.
- Operated by
- Markt Kraiburg am Inn (Betreuung: Kulturkreis Kraiburg e. V.)
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Members of the Kulturkreis explain the technology of the water-power installation and demonstrate the turbine and grinding machines. Inquiries via the contact form of the Kulturkreis Kraiburg. |
