Historical Mill in the Valley of the Nister
The mill, located picturesque in the Nister Valley below the town of Hachenburg, can look back on a history that dates back to the Middle Ages. Documented for the first time in 1234, the Nister Mill is one of the oldest economic enterprises in Hachenburg. Since the Middle Ages, the residents of Hachenburg as well as the towns of Nister and Altstadt were allowed to have their flour ground exclusively in the lordly mill for a fee. At the beginning of the 19th century, the mill, which was rebuilt after a fire in 1913, came into private ownership.
From the Hideout of the First Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany to a Riding Stable
The Nister Mill gained fame during the time of National Socialism when, in September 1944, it served as a hideout for the Cologne mayor persecuted by the Nazi regime and later the first Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Konrad Adenauer. Today, a plaque dedicated by the CDU Westerwald to commemorate this event for Adenauer's 100th birthday on January 5, 1976, and unveiled on January 18, 1976, serves as a reminder of the event. In 1973, the newly founded riding club Hachenburg found a new home in the outbuildings of the mill.
The mill is in private ownership, serves as a riding stable, and can only be visited from the surrounding hiking trails.
Contact and directions
Nistermühle
57645 Nister