The Eichmühle is an old
corn mill
A gristmill (also: grist mill, corn mill, flour mill, feed mill or feedmill) grinds cereal grain into flour and middlings. The term can refer to either the grinding mechanism or the building that holds it. Grist is grain that has been separat ...
on the banks of the river
Regen
Regen (; Northern Bavarian: ''Reng'') is a town in Bavaria, Germany, and the district town of the district of Regen.
Geography
Regen is situated on the great Regen River, located in the Bavarian Forest.
Divisions
Originally the town consiste ...
in the village of
Regenstauf not far from the city of
Regensburg
Regensburg (historically known in English as Ratisbon) is a city in eastern Bavaria, at the confluence of the rivers Danube, Naab and Regen (river), Regen, Danube's northernmost point. It is the capital of the Upper Palatinate subregion of the ...
in Bavaria, Germany. The foundation walls of the building, whose water wheel is today used to produce electricity, dates to the late 15th century. In 1686 the mill owner, Anna Bayer, was declared a
witch
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and prosecuted in a
witch trial
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.
Today there is a French restaurant and beer garden in the old Eichmühle at Regenstauf.
At least every two years the Eichmühle is surrounded by floodwaters from the river Regen and becomes an attraction for onlookers.
Watermills in Germany
Buildings and structures in Regensburg (district)
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