On the banks of the Kamenice stream in Garnic, we can find still functioning mills, locally called “vodenice”. They date back to the middle of the 19th century. Each watermill belongs to several families, who run and maintain it. The mills are used to grind grain, including “kokorica” (maize). It is a simple timbered building with a gabled roof. In case of uneven terrain, it stands on stone pillars.
Inside, there is a millstone, which moves a shaft connected to a waterwheel in the stream. Above the millstone, there is a mill-hopper into which the grain is poured. The milled and sifted flour falls into a flour chest, called “moučnice”.
“Vodenice” – a watermill next to a stream and a small footbridge.
There are several municipal wells in Garnic, located along the main roads. The current wells date from the third quarter of the 20th century. However, it can be assumed that the wells were dug much earlier. The building sits atop a concrete base. One of the walls can be opened and the other contains a wooden wheel which turns a cylinder, also called a winch, to extract the water. The roof is gabled, usually covered with sheet metal or fired tiles.
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