Mureck ship mill

    Austria  2023.03.01

    In issue: Stamp(s): 1   

    Printing: offset

    Issued in: rolls on self-adhesive paper

  • Number by catalogue:  Michel: DM67   Yvert: 3583  

    Perforation type: 13 ½x13 ¼

    Subject:

    120 euro cents.

    Restored Murek floating water mill

    Additional:

    A ship mill, more commonly known as a boat mill, is a type of watermill. The milling and grinding technology and the drive (waterwheel) are built on a floating platform on this type of mill. Its first recorded use dates back to mid-6th century AD Italy.

    Ship mills characterized the shore landscapes of the great Austrian rivers for centuries. The Mureck Ship Mill, anchored in the Mura River, Styria. In the middle of an untouched floodplain landscape, you can enjoy typical Styrian cuisine with products from the Murmüller farmers in addition to a visit to the ship mill.

    In 1997, the ship mill in Mureck was rebuilt according to the original model and is thus the only floating, as well as functioning mill - in traditional construction - in the whole of Central Europe. The mill had to be feared several times. In recent years it has sunk several times after heavy storms, but it has always been recovered. It cannot be washed away because it is anchored in the Mura River by steel cables.