South of the Dahlener Heide, in the Cavertitz district of Zeuckritz, you will find an old post mill that was in operation until 1954. Its structure and operation are extremely simple. The purely statistical construction comprises a post and a column. The mill housing sits on the post via the saddle and is connected to the flour tree. This enables the mill body to rotate around the column. This is done by hand or with the winch using a protruding mast. The two-storey mill body is closed off at the top by a gable roof. The post mill can be viewed by telephone with the municipality of Cavertitz.
History of the mill:
| before 1800 | construction of the mill |
| 1864 | burned 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 house on the outskirts of Zeuckritz |
| 1962 | closure of the mill |
| 1972 | Handover of the mill to Wolfgang Dittrich, who later to the LPG Dahlen |
| 1994 | the municipality of Cavertitz takes over the mill and renovates |
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Arrival & Parking
By car: Follow the A14 to the S38 in Grimma, take exit 14-Mutzschen on the A32. Follow the S38, Grimmaer Str., Dahlener Str., S24, Wermsdorfer Str., August-Bebel-Straße to Reudnitzer Str. in Cavertitz
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