Huttla mill
| Huttla Mill | |
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Huttla kvarn (Swedish) | |
 The Huttla mill as it appeared in 1951 | |
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| General information | |
| Town or city | Vara, Sweden |
| Country | Sweden |
| Coordinates | 58°14′17″N 12°57′42″E / 58.237933°N 12.961656°E |
| Year(s) built | Early 19th century |
Huttla Mill (Swedish: Huttla kvarn) is a watermill and sawmill located on Afsån, a tributary of the Lidan River, in the district of Naum outside of the town of Vara, Sweden.[1] The mill is believed to have been built in the early 19th century and the first recorded mention of it is in 1876.[1] Its name comes from the old Swedish word huttla, which means uneven accumulation, for occasionally the river would flow in an irregular manner making the mill's production unsteady.[2] It is also referred to as Dampetorp Mill.[3]
The facility has been overseen and renovated by Naum's local history society after taking it over in the 1950s when it ceased operations.[3] There are various structures on the grounds near the mill, including an old forge, a barn, a community center, museum, and some others that were relocated to the site and built by the historical society in the same fashion as the original mill.[3] There are picnic and barbecue facilities available.[4] Visiting is gratis but buildings are locked; parking is freely available.[4] The premises can be rented (e.g., for weddings).[4] The mill and the other historical buildings are easily accessible from the E20 which has an exit to the mill which is marked with a Swedish place of interest sign.[5]
The site is one of the listed buildings in Sweden, affording it the strongest legal, cultural, and historical protection available.[1]
History
[edit]The mill was established at the beginning of the 19th century. Johannes Svensson tenanted from 1855 to 1862. In 1862, Johannes Eriksson and Stina-Lena Andersdotter took over the tenancy. During that decade, the mill burnt down and was rebuilt. In 1874, Svensson and Andersdotter purchased the mill and the waterfall for 133 krona and 33 öre. Adersdotter died in 1895, and Svensson remarried to Greta Svensdotter in 1892. They had five children, including Karl J. Johanesson, who leased the mill in 1904 from his siblings who had jointly inherited it together with him. His oldest son, Olof Johansson, tenanted the mill from 1944 and purchased it in 1957. Bengt and Hans Hillerbäck acquired it in 1959, and donated the land and mill to Naum's local history society (Swedish: hembygdsföreningen) in 1979 after it had ceased operations.[2]
In 1980 and 81, the historical society renovated the mill and saw. In 1982, the community started observing something they called Huttla Day on August 31 each year for several years. To host such celebrations, weddings, and other festivities, a community center and party hall was built on the grounds and interrogated on August 18, 1995.
Photos
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Huttla Mill -
Huttla Mill Museum -
Huttla Mill Museum from an angle -
Huttla Mill sculpture outside the museum
External Links
[edit]- Huttla kvarn homepage
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Riksantikvarieämbetet". Bebyggelseregistret (BeBR) (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-09-26.
- ^ a b "Historien om Huttla Kvarn". Välkommen till Huttla kvarn (in Swedish). 2024-03-03. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
- ^ a b c Huttla Kvarn [Huttla Mill] (Plaque outside building near parking lot). Naums Hembyggdsförening. 2024.
- ^ a b c "Välkommen till Huttla kvarn". Välkommen till Huttla kvarn (in Swedish). 2024-03-03. Retrieved 2024-09-26.
- ^ Stassinopolus, Marcus T. V. (2024-09-27). Huttla mill road sign on E20 (image) (in Swedish).
