Museen Maur

The 1569 for the first time stated sagerei opposite the mill is operated with the aid of water supply from the mill pond. After the flood catastrophe of July 8, 1778, a brand new constructing changed into erected as an open framework on base masonry. Since the 20s, the pressure changed into electric powered. The water channel from Muhleweiher was broken off in 1935, the sawmill enterprise became discontinued in 1961.

The building, owned by means of the municipality of Maur due to the fact that 1971, become repaired in 1976 via participants of the Gewerbeverein Maur, the superficially restored water wheel turned into reconstructed in 1977-1980 and the canal rebuilt in 1983. The water wheel is provided with water from the mill pond. The Sagi Maur is operational in view that 1991 and is the event of due to the fact 2002 Swiss mill tags each confirmed in May.

The collection of nearby records documentation, which has been in lifestyles considering 1974, includes files and pics on nearby and nearby records. This consists of documents on the townscape, certificate of trade and industry, customs and lifestyle, membership records, genealogical documents and private papers of a wide variety, which look like worth of posterity. The basement of the kindergarten Rainstrasse 2 in Maur is currently being rebuilt as an archive with running and analyzing room for the archive Ortsgeschichte Maur. The series can be set up in autumn 2005, reachable from 2006.