Post Mill in Mierzyn

The post mill on Welecka Street in Mierzyn is a wooden windmill from the first half of the 19th century, entered in the heritage register. The Wikipedia entry counts it among the oldest structures of this type in the region. The site is privately owned, so it is best viewed from the road.

Construction

The mill was presumably built at the beginning of the 19th century, entirely of wood, on point foundations of stone and brick. On crossed sills stands a vertical post stiffened with braces, and the frame walls are clad with boards. The entrance to the second floor is from the east, and the shaft with the sails is set in the west wall. The fittings that hold the sails were cast at the factory of Carl Beermann in Berlin. Inside, the sail shaft, the lift shaft and a stone millstone case have survived.

Owners and renovations

In 1901 the mill belonged to the Küster family, before 1945 to the Karsunke family. Around 1938 a renovation was carried out. The mill survived the Second World War undamaged. In the 1970s it was restored and the sails reconstructed, and a further renovation took place in 2000.

Practical information

• Address: Welecka Street, Mierzyn, Dobra (Szczecińska) municipality.
• A private site; the interiors are not visited as part of sightseeing.