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Built: 18th century
Year of transmission: 1971
Hammer forge, Krakauhintermühlen near Murau
Styria
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The building, which served as a blacksmith's workshop and residential building, was in use until 1966. The brick building is sheltered by a steep raftered roof covered with shingles. The hammer forge is equipped with a so-called "tail hammer", which is driven by a medium-size water wheel.
A quarrystone forge with bellows, an anvil and numerous tongs and hammers are part of the forge's basic equipment. Hoes, braxes, hews, crampons and the so-called "Schöderberg plough" were produced in the forge.
A second waterwheel operated a grinding device, which was used to sharpen the picks and hoes. Attached to the workroom is a "shoeing bridge" where horses, oxen and other draught animals could be shod.
In front of the smithy there is a diverse educational and herb garden with numerous culinary and medicinal herbs to discover.
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Hammer forge, Krakauhintermühlen near Murau
Hammerschmiede, Krakauhintermühlen bei Murau, Steiermark
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Hammerschmiede, Krakauhintermühlen bei Murau, Steiermark
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Hammerschmiede, Krakauhintermühlen bei Murau, Steiermark
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Hammerschmiede, Krakauhintermühlen bei Murau, Steiermark
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