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Sulkendrup Mølle
Photo: VisitFyn
The late 10th century witnessed an important technological breakthrough. The watermill arrived in Denmark. Even the very first watermills could replace a workforce of 100.
They became a driver of growth in the society of the time. Kings and nobles both got involved in spreading the new technology. Both King Valdemar and the later Valdemar Atterdag were famous for their numerous watermills. They would not allow “the waters to flow into the sea without having benefited society first.”
Sulkendrup Mølle is located in a deep woodland valley, reflected in the dammed mill pond. The mill was first mentioned in 1425 and has been in operation for more than 600 years. The last grain was milled in 2002, when the mill was the last working watermill in Denmark.
That is what you would call long-lasting technology.
Today, Sulkendrup Mølle is an experience centre for conferences, holidays and parties. In the forest of Mølleskoven you can visit a passage tomb and crawl 5,000 years back to the Bronze Age. And every Sunday in Summer they serve coffee, home-baked goods and ice cream.