--- title: "Zeuckritz windmill" url: "https://www.leipzig.travel/en/poi/zeuckritz-windmill" description: "South of Dahlener Heide, in the Cavertitz district of Zeuckritz, you will come across an old trestle windmill that was in operation until 1954. Its construction and mode of operation are extremely simple. The purely static construction comprises a trestle with a stand. The mill housing sits on the trestle, mediated by the saddle, and is connected to the flour tree. This enables the mill body to rotate around the stand. This is done by hand or with the help of a protruding star wheel. The two-storey mill body is closed at the top by a saddle roof. The trestle windmill can be visited by appointment with the municipality of Cavertitz." language: "en" type: "Place" image: "https://dam.destination.one/923180/4af62cebb6470dd13a749eb2d981616b1981d2dd635fb35ee03956e5c2ec3797/zeuckritz-windmill-industrial-culture-in-the-leipzig-region.jpg" breadcrumb: "Root > Leipzig Travel > Special > Destination.Data Details > Poi" --- Share Zeuckritz windmill ================== - Mill - Worth seeing Zeuckritz windmill - industrial culture in the Leipzig region Built in 1865 and restored in 1996, the windmill can be visited as part of a mill tour. South of Dahlener Heide, in the Cavertitz district of Zeuckritz, you will come across an old trestle windmill that was in operation until 1954. Its construction and mode of operation are extremely simple. The purely static construction comprises a trestle with a stand. The mill housing sits on the trestle, mediated by the saddle, and is connected to the flour tree. This enables the mill body to rotate around the stand. This is done by hand or with the help of a protruding star wheel. The two-storey mill body is closed at the top by a saddle roof. The trestle windmill can be visited by appointment with the municipality of Cavertitz. **Historical facts about the mill:** **Before 1800**Construction of the mill**1864**Burnt down and rebuilt**from 1888**owned by the Hofmann family**from 1936**Walter Hofmann runs the business**1947**Installation of electric motor**1957**Mill extension to the residential building on the outskirts of Zeuckritz**1962**Closing of the mill**1972**Transfer of the mill to Wolfgang Dittrich, who later gives it to the LPG Dahlen**1994**The municipality of Cavertitz takes over the mill and renovates it over the next few years with donations and funding Read moreGood to know ------------ Openings No round tour possible. Read more Payment methods Entrance Free Directions & Parking facilities By public transport: By public transport: From Leipzig main station take the RE50 to Oschatz. In Oschatz change to bus line 802 to Lampertswalde, Sörnewitzer Str.. By car: Follow the A14 to S38 in Grimma, take exit 32-Mutzschen on the A14. Follow the S38, Grimmaer Str., Dahlener Str., S24, Wermsdorfer Str., August-Bebel-Straße to Reudnitzer Str. in Cavertitz Read more Organization Leipzig Tourismus und Marketing GmbH License (master data) Leipzig Tourismus und Marketing GmbH Nearby ------ View on map - Place of interest - Worth seeing - Mill - Mill Contact an der Verbindungsstraße zwischen Bucha und Zeuckritz 04758 Cavertitz