Mecleș' mill, probably the last water mill in the Izei valley, Maramures, Romania
Hello travelers
I am happy to be here with you again, today I come to you with something new, with a place where three generations of millers have left their mark on this place giving it value and keeping it alive even today.
As you have realized from the beginning it is about a mill, but it is not just any mill, it is a water mill.
Mecles' Mill is located in the village of Sacel, Maramures, it can be visited every day between 7-22, to have access to this small museum of history you have to pay a fee of 10 lei / 2euro / person, photography is of course allowed.
Before we step is us through the history of the place let me leave you a corner of the history of this mill.
The mill has a long history, it was built in 1850 by 16 Jews and later sold to Mr. Danila's grandfather, who had been their servant at that time. We can only imagine how much a mill was worth in those days, which means that many people lined up to buy it when they heard it was for sale. However, the Jews only sold it to his grandfather because they were satisfied with his work and the fairness of his servant.
Three generations of millers have passed, each of them keeping this tradition they inherited. To carry on the family legacy, Mr. Mecles dropped out of high school in the 10th grade and worked side by side with his father to learn the art of milling.
The mill is actually in the private property of some people in this village, to reach it we have to cross a very clear river.
After a few steps we are greeted by the owner of the mill itself, in other words the mill can only be visited in his presence as a guide, visiting it alone we probably wouldn't understand much of there but we could put our life in danger.
I was impressed by the history of the mill but also by how the owner knew how to tell us what they do here every day because the mill has been working for over 70 years without ceasing.
Even if the place is not very big, the mill has three uses, the first of which is the grinding of corn kernels and the production of corn flour.
The owner himself gave us a demonstration of how the water mill works, the mill actually grinds the corn kernels by the force of the water, the Iza river flowing right by the mill.
A second use is the selection of sheep wool (unfortunately I don't know how to translate into English the popular name of this process) after which the wool is used to make carpets or even clothes.
Even from this place you can leave with some beautiful souvenirs.
And the last use of the water-powered mill is as a washing machine (again, I don't know how to translate into English the popular name of this process) for carpets, clothes, blankets.
By the way, this process of washing clothes or blankets does not require the use of any kind of laundry detergent, even so, after being washed and dried in the sun, they are like us even without laundry detergent or other solutions.
My dears our journey to Mecles' mill has come to an end.
THE END!
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P.S. The attached picture you have just seen are taken by me with my mobile phone(Samsung Galaxy S21), and the text is also designed by me.
