The Mill House – Klostermølle’s " heart"
 S/S Lulu sailed cardboard to Alken Station | The mill at Klostermølle was originally probably used a corn mill at the time the monks constructed the mill canal in the Middle Ages. In 1839 there were four grinding mills and a fuller that were driven by an undershot water-wheel. The original water-mill was probably on the spot where the mill house stands today. |
With the establishment of the wood-pulp grinding-mill in the 1870’s, a new turbine-house was also constructed, standing separate from the mill house. The original corn mill in the "old" mill house was kept, but it was modernized in 1878. The mill hose had two floors added to it and new, more effective water-wheels were installed.
The mill house was altered once more in 1949. The outside boarding and the bricked timber frame were removed. The old mill wheel was taken down and a carpentry workshop was established on the ground floor and in part of the first floor. The rest of the first floor was used as workers quarters. In addition, a forge was established beside the mill house. A new turbine-house was built above the water stream and a small turbine generated electricity for the machines in both the workshop and forge. From then on the mill house became part of the production at Klostermølle and was a part of the factory until the fire in 1974.
After the Klostermølle was acquired, Silkeborg State Forest District was responsible for the restoration of the buildings on the site. The restoration of the mill house was completed in 1991, once again with outside boarding. It a three-storey building with a stairwell centrally placed.
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The mill house has been the "heart" in the history of the building complex and is the apt choice for the explanation and presentation of the area’s culture and nature. The Danish Lake District Ecomuseum and Silkeborg State Forestry District has established an exhibition in the building. The exhibition tells about the monastic period, the paper factory and the landscape, which offers a wide variety of outdoor opportunities.
The employees of Klostermølle 1947
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