K is for... Kaserbach

IT’S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE to imagine Lüsen/Luson without the Kaserbach brook. Anyone who has ever been hiking in this tranquil valley will be familiar with this rushing, babbling stream of water. And yet the Kaserbach is more than just an attractive beauty spot; it also played a significant role in Lüsen’s history. Centuries ago, various tradespeople – from millers and carpenters to blacksmiths – relied on water power from the brook to support their livelihoods. The brook also powered the “Strickersäge”, a Venetian sawmill with a wooden shingle roof, which was built on the water’s edge in 1847 and is still open to the public today. Another site worth visiting and still in operation today is a mill that was moved from the Lasankenbach (Lüsner Bach) brook to the Kaserbach brook in 1758.

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