Trojanův mlýn Mill

Trojanův mlýn is a historical water mill in Prague 6-Suchdole. It stands on the Utentic River in the Pacific Valley and since 30 May 2003 is protected as a real-estate cultural monument of the Czech Republic. The place is connected to the milling of grain since the middle of the twelfth century on the historic trail connecting Left Hradec to Prague Castle. This object represents a valuable example of historical miller architecture. Over the centuries, it has undergone a number of reconstructions from the wooden building to the stone complex serving gradually for agricultural purposes, innkeeper's operation and housing.

At the time of the inception of the first mills in the first half of the twelfth century, the Czech earthly principality was in power fighting among the premoniac monarchs. Meanwhile, Europe experienced the boom of Romanesque art, the establishment of monasteries and the development of medieval colonization. In the places originally called the front, the grain was grinding in the middle of the twelfth century. Between 1125 and 1140, kanovník Zbyhněv founded two mills in place. One of them was created about one water bike in agreement with the owner of the Suchdol farmhouse right where Trojanův mlýn stands. At the beginning of the thirteenth century, Suchdol owned the St. John's Monastery's abbess in Prague. Between 1360 and 1378, the wooden mill was originally converted into a stone mill along with the Suchdol Court and the village. At the end of the seventeenth century, the mill was extended to two water wheels. During the Thirty Years' War, the buildings were desolate, until 1173, the building is documented as the mill of Jiří Vodička. In 1730 the Trojanov family bought the mill, which owned it until 1857. Later, Ladislav Bayerle, the innkeeper, bought the estate in 1922, which cancelled and rebuilt the mill into a restaurant. In 1942, the builder Shašek modified the buildings into flats.

The architectural development of the complex includes the oldest part, which consists of a historical mill with original layout solution. Economic units are based on an irregular plan L. The main building is separated by an outdoor staircase with wooden railing. The sty is situated parallel to the mill and separated by a free yard. The buildings have massive walled supports. East of the mill is a barn built in the late eighteenth century. Its ground floor and the first floor light up the six-paneled paneling windows. In the mill, three wider windows form a glass band on each other, adding three simple six-table windows. Historical structures, details and wooden doors have been preserved. Massive entrance doors to the mill are probably a replica from the second half of the twentieth century. The new part of the mill built in the 1940s is connected from the southeast to the old building and retains historical elements. From a technical point of view, the mill in 1930 had one Francis turbine with a drop of 2.5 metres and 4 horsepower. Protecting historical care covers the entire building except for border walls, gates and gates.

During his existence he replaced the object with a number of owners and administrators. Among them were the St. John's monastery in Prague, the monastery of the Emmausian benedictines, the Trojanov family, Josef Müller, Ladislav Bayerle and the builder Shašek. At the end of the seventeenth century, the Emmausian benedictine monastery owned a mill with the court and extended it to two water wheels. The mill also included a larger fish tank for the monastery. The miller had an obligation to grind for a farm of 52 bags of grain weighing 94 kilograms and prepare barley for a brewery of malt. As a reward, he received grain waste and half a keg of beer from each brewery batch. Each year the miller paid 52 gold for the rent of the mill, 12 gold for the rent of 12 corks of fields and bows and 50 gold for the state taxes. The Trojanov family later bought out of robot liabilities, but had to sell the property due to financial difficulties. Václav Trojan purchased the chapel of St. Wenceslas in 1806 with an adjacent cemetery, repaired it and had it reconsecrated. Since 1821 he also owned a pub off the road. Since 1858 a reconstruction took place from the new owner and since 1870 Josef Müller set up a stand at the mill bakery. Ladislav Bayerle rebuilt the mill into a restaurant at the Trojans, added new pavilions and turned the mill tank into a swimming pool. The subsequent owner of the builder Shašek modified the buildings into flats and left one water wheel as a souvenir, which was used by another buyer for farming.

Among the key events and attractions are the residence of the prominent painter Mikolas Alš in this place. The mill is also a popular location for shooting movies and ads. There were scenes from the series There were once two scribes, from Bestiary, Head - Hands - Heart, Signal or American Images Agent without Past. In 2008 it was officially decided not to cancel the monument protection of this building.

Today, the Trojanův mlýn is located in the naturally valuable area of the Silent Valley on the Unotic River, which is ideal for walks. Although the building has undergone many building changes from medieval grinding to restaurant operations to residential use, preserved historical structures and outdoor architecture remind its deep roots in Czech history. Visit this remarkable place and discover authentic traces of miller craft in the tranquil natural environment of Prague's Suchdola.