Windmühle Anna

About the museum

The Anna mill at the entrance to Nübbel was built in 1904/05 on the foundations of the wooden predecessor mill "Cäcilie," which had been built in 1859 and burned down in 1904. The octagonal Erd- und Kellerholländer (Dutch-style mill) is one of the few masonry windmills in Schleswig-Holstein and is the village's landmark. Until 1948 the wind drove the grinding mechanism, afterward a motor; operation ended in 1973 and the technical equipment was removed.

Since 1982 the mill has housed the village's local history museum. In 2005 the building passed to the Stiftung zur Erhaltung der Mühle Anna, and in 2017 it also took over the museum. From 2020 to 2023 the facade was extensively renovated; inside, damaged timbers were replaced and the electrical system renewed. A friends' association supports the volunteer work.

The exhibition is spread across three levels. At the bottom it is about housekeeping, agriculture, and tools from the mill operation. On the second floor follow a small school corner, woodworking tools, barber, baker, and shoemaker crafts, as well as a kitchen, parlor, and bedroom from the period of about 1900 to 1950. The third floor belongs to the fire department, supplemented by items on beekeeping, flax breaking, and rope making.

Highlights

• One of the few masonry windmills in Schleswig-Holstein
• Local history museum on three levels
• Living rooms and craft workshops from around 1900 to 1950
• German Mill Day (Deutscher Mühlentag) with mill café

Permanent exhibitions

• Heimatmuseum in der Mühle Anna – On three levels, the museum shows housekeeping, agriculture, and mill tools, old crafts, living rooms from around 1900 to 1950, as well as the fire department, beekeeping, and rope making.

Founded

1982

Operated by

Stiftung zur Erhaltung der Mühle Anna und des Mühlenmuseums

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Admission to the mill is free; at individual concerts and readings an admission fee is charged or a hat is passed around.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

On German Mill Day there are activities for the whole family around the mill.

Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

Mill café on selected event days.

Events & venue rental

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