The mill at the upper end of the village by the Gidra stream is one of many that grinded grain on Gidra. In the past, enough water from the Little Carpathians, where the stream springs, provided suitable conditions for mills on its course. The mill operated until the middle of the 20th century.
The mill at the upper end of the village by the Gidra stream is one of many that grinded grain on Gidra. In the past, enough water from the Little Carpathians, where the stream springs, provided suitable conditions for mills on its course. The mill operated until the middle of the 20th century.
The mill is a wooden or brick building with a mechanical device for grinding cereals and usually also with the miller's residence. The mill is a mechanical device for the production of flour and other vegetable products, especially cereal grains. Originally, flour was made from crushed grain. As a craft, milling in our country began to spread from the 13th century in connection with the expansion of mills, especially water mills. The patron saint of millers is St. Kristín, who was thrown into the water with a mill wheel tied around her throat.
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