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Windmill or watermill · 1914

Kiidjärve watermill

German: Kiddijerw

Kiidjärve watermill

Kiidjärve watermill on the Ahja river in Põlva county was built in 1914 of red bricks fired in the manor's own brickworks. It ground grain until 1979. In 1991 it came briefly back to life, after a new dam was built and the local forest district repaired the mill, but only for a couple of years. In autumn 2015 the old dam was removed, a bridge was rebuilt to match old photographs and the banks were strengthened. The big brick building still stands on the riverbank, though it no longer works as a mill.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

Eesti keeles

Põlvamaal Ahja jõel asuv Kiidjärve vesiveski ehitati 1914. aastal punastest tellistest, mis põletati mõisa enda telliselöövis. Vilja jahvatati siin 1979. aastani. 1991. aastal ärkas veski uue tammi ehitamise ja Kiidjärve metskonna korraldatud remondi järel korraks ellu, kuid vaid paariks aastaks. 2015. aasta sügisel lammutati vana tamm, ehitati vanade fotode järgi uus sild ja kindlustati kaldad. Suur telliskivihoone seisab endiselt jõe kaldal, kuid veskina seda enam ei kasutata.

Map of the area around Kiidjärve watermill
58.14053° N, 27.01795° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiidj%C3%A4rve_vesiveski ↗

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