For centuries, mills in the whole of Europe have been places where people of different origins come together.

In their diversity,

In total € 488.100 of funds were raised and invested to restore the main building, the watermill, the sawmill, to reinstate

At the beginning the Wassermühle Karoxbostel project was of limited local importance. The initiators were local people from neighbouring villages.

The monument ensemble Wassermühle Karoxbostel is a cultural historic jewel in the Hamburg metropolitan region. It consists of the main

Due to the extremely bad state of repair and to prevent the complete loss of the ensemble the restoration works had

The special historic significance is based on its uniqueness as a regional building monument. With the completion of the ensemble and

The cultural-historic jewel is open for all interested individuals and parties for collaborative work, sightseeing, cultural events, projects of nature and

The water mill Karoxbostel project shows how honorary members achieved to renovate a building applying high standards. Non-professionals are trained

The historical rigins of the Karoxbostel Watermill, first documentarily mentioned in 1438, have been recorded in detail and very well.

The Watermill is open all-the-year for visitors and visitor groups. It participates actively in the annual „German Mill Day”, „Monument Open

Due to the careful restoration of the monument ensemble, the authenticity and historical values have been preserved to the greatest

A huge amount of rubbish (one dozen containers) together with special waste and scrap had been disposed of.
About 50

After his mother died in 1977, the last owner of the mill managed the farm until he passed away at