Bulla Pufels in Autonome Provinz Bozen - Südtirol, Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy — Southern and Western Europe (Mediterranean)
The Watermills of Bulla
The mills were used privately as well as by by the whole community. Farmers could grind their grain at a specified time, but in exchange were also responsible for the maintenance and care of the mills. Today, in the Bulla valley there are three mills that have remained intact: Droch, Rumanon and Zaramin. Particularly skilled craftsmen from the village built all the various components of the mills with there own hands. Only the millstones came from Sesto in the Val Pusteria, because Sesto stone given its combination of slate and quartz was sufficiently hard and therefore suitable.
The water channeled to a wooden mill wheel set in motion and the kinetic energy produced caused the grinding stone to start work. In this way barley, rye, wheat and some oats were processed into meal and flour. Unfortunately, in the 1970s this milling activity was completely abandoned. On the initiative of the local nature and heritage association, "Lia per Natura y Usanzes", the mills have been expertly renovated in recent years and as a result of this intervention their existence has been preserved for all time.
Texts in German, Italian and Ladin, the local language of Val Gardena, also appears on this marker.
Erected by Lia per Natura y Usanzes.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce.
Location. 46° 33.438′ N, 11° 38.053′ E. Marker is in Bulla Pufels, Trentino-Alto Adige (Trentino-South Tyrol), in Autonome Provinz Bozen - Südtirol. Marker can be reached from Frazione Bulla. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 39040, Bulla Pufels, Trentino-Alto Adige 39040, Italy. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 2 other markers are within 6 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Ortisei War Memorial (approx. 3.5 kilometers away); Josef Riehl (approx. 5.8 kilometers away).
More about this marker. The mill are found on a trail leading south from the village of Bulla Pufels.
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