Mill Festival of Beilrode
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area : Ostelbien |
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category : social practices |
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Every year by the home association Beilrode each organized on pentecost on Monday, a mill festival, with lots of little surprises for young and old. It can include guided tours of the mill with detailed explanation and demonstration held for the grinding process. Since 2002, the five-storey tower windmill - one of the highest in Saxony - after extensive reconstruction reopened to the public. Are involved in the activities of the Germany-wide Mill Day annually pentecost on Monday.
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The history of the mills will start with the cultivation of cereals by nomads become sedentary. Connected with the cultivation of grain was the need for grinding the grain for processing as food, which at first was done by means of so-called \"rubbing stones\" is on a level crushed stone base with a second, rounded stone grain. In hundreds of technical developments, dominated until the 19th Century, the grain mills, especially the \"Dutch Windmills\", one of which is in Beilrode.
By 1870 the mill was built in Beilrode. 1908 was the installation of an electric motor. Here, a pair of stones was replaced by a rolling chair. The last technical change took place around 1955. In place of the old roller chair a double-roll chair was built. Only in 1978 the mill was shut down. Since 2002, the five-storey tower windmill - one of the highest in Saxony - after extensive reconstruction reopened to the public.
The Dutch windmill in Beilrode is part of the mill region North Saxony. This area, located northeast of Leipzig, is characterized by various types of mills. The range of over 20 mills ranges from the “Bockwindmühle”, the “Paltrockwindmühle”, the “Sächsische Turmwindmühle”, the motor mill, the Dutch windmill, the Göpel/Rossmühle to the water mill and a historic ship mill.
The home club in Beilrode (operator of the wind mill) offers regular tours and guides to mill. The annual highlight is the mill festival as part of the German Mill Day on pentecost on Monday. The German Mill Day is an action and theme day around the Mill and Milling Industry in Germany. Coming originally from the Netherlands, the German Mill Day was launched by the German Society for mill customer and mill maintenance to life. Mill Day at more than 1,000 participating wind-and watermills open for visits and tours and experience working as a technical monument. The aim is the ancient cultural practice of \"Müllerns\" back into the public consciousness and return to comprehend the mills as a technical monument and preserve. Usually supplemented by an interesting program of these activities.
Carriers of this beautiful tradition is the local home club in Beilrode. With its annual mill festival, featuring more than idyllic and technology. The activities of the mill festival are part of a colorful supporting program. A little light on the diversity of the program takes the year 2011:
- inspection and mill management,
- hunting horn group Falk Struth,
- the “Züllsdorf” musicans in the marquee,
- mice dance and acrobatics group
- donkey cart, pony rides, carriage rides, petting zoo,
- raffle the home club,
- mill feast: fresh grinder bread and cakes from the oven, pastry shop, grill, beer on tap
The specialty here is the link to the tradition of old craft, architecture and ecology with local ties and the earthiness of the indigenous population.
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