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North Rhine-Westphalia

Düsseldorf District

Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf

Birten Watermill

North Rhine-Westphalia

Düsseldorf District

Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf

Birten Watermill

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Birten Watermill

Cycling

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Gravel riding

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Location: Xanten, Kreis Wesel, Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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October 22, 2019

Cycling

Built on the Winnenthal Canal in the 19th century. The only watermill in the city of Xanten. Submissive, i. the water flows under the iron mill wheel.

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August 31, 2023

Cycling

Unfortunately, you often drive past and miss them

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April 26, 2024

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Using the power of moving water to drive a mill wheel is an ancient invention of the human spirit of discovery, the origins of which can be traced back to times long past. Thanks to such a construction, human or animal muscle power could be easily replaced by the power of the natural elements through a watercourse - natural or artificially created - in order to grind grain into corn or press oil from fruit, for example.

There are essentially two different ways of driving watermills:

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Location: Xanten, Kreis Wesel, Regierungsbezirk Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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