[ROMANIA.TRANSYLVA 23.788] ’Marooned ship mill.’ This originally floating watermill from the river Olt, here seen in the Sibiu open air museum in a non floating position, is one of the last surviving ship mills of Europe. (See also picture 23781.) Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[AUSTRIA.NIEDER 03699] 'Martin Zöšberl and his floating mill.' Once the Danube boasted many ship mills: water mills, floating on the river that turned the wheel. During the last decennies only Romania had some left, in an open air museum. Until Martin Zöšberl in Orth an der Donau decided to built an authentic ship mill with his own hands, using technical drawings from around 1800. After three years it was finished and functioned properly. Because it floats you can reach it only over water: with the Tschaike, a reconstruction itself of a boat dating 1530. Photo Paul Smit.

[ROMANIA.TRANSYLVA 23.781] ’Floating ship mill.’ This old picture shows a ship mill on the river Olt in working condition. The floating watermill is anchored to the river’s bank with cables. (See also picture 23788.) Photo Mick Palarczyk.