Where the Mills of Niedersachsen Clack

For hundreds of years it was the most effective means of generating energy - wind or water drove the sails of the mills or the waterwheels and relieved man of important work in the production of his daily bread. Steam engines, diesel and electric motors displaced the mills and many became superfluous and were eventually pulled down. more

International Wind and Water Mill Museum

A breath of romance is tangible on a visit to the unique international mill museum in Gifhorn. There are currently 16 original mills on the museum's approx 100,000 square metres of open land, and not just from Germany.more

Niedersachsen Mill Route

The Niedersachsen Mill Route connects a total of 75 mills – and the mills and their histories are as diverse as the landscape The mill route leads through quiet heathland valleys, the river landscape of the meadows of the Elbe valley and the Hanover Wendland with its pretty villages.more