Karl Kummel and his mill
If it wasn't for the strikingly yellow sign, informing us that the building is for sale, we most likely wouldn't think we're in Poland. At first glance, everything reminds the passerbyers of times gone by, around 80-90 years ago. The time here is 'stehen geblieben'.
The region at the foothills of the Riesengebirge has suddenly sprung up in developement at the start of the 20th century and this followed for the next few years, all that thanks to the fact that tourism was having a rise in populatity as a new way to spend free time among the richer parts of the society.
In the interwar period tourists came here in summer to go hiking and in the winter people discovered a new sport - recreational skiing. Many motels, hotels and inns started popping up, 'just like mushrooms after the rain' - as we say in Poland. To accomodate all that, other businesses also opened up or expanded their production capacities. The architecture of the building seen on the picture leads me to believe that it comes from somewhere around the 1920s. What's certain is that it was a mill building belonging to Karl Kummel, and it also used to have a shop of its own. The original German text is still in very good condition.
Łomnica (ex-Lomnitz), Poland
Photo by Piotrek/Toprus
Karl Kummel and his mill
If it wasn't for the strikingly yellow sign, informing us that the building is for sale, we most likely wouldn't think we're in Poland. At first glance, everything reminds the passerbyers of times gone by, around 80-90 years ago. The time here is 'stehen geblieben'.
The region at the foothills of the Riesengebirge has suddenly sprung up in developement at the start of the 20th century and this followed for the next few years, all that thanks to the fact that tourism was having a rise in populatity as a new way to spend free time among the richer parts of the society.
In the interwar period tourists came here in summer to go hiking and in the winter people discovered a new sport - recreational skiing. Many motels, hotels and inns started popping up, 'just like mushrooms after the rain' - as we say in Poland. To accomodate all that, other businesses also opened up or expanded their production capacities. The architecture of the building seen on the picture leads me to believe that it comes from somewhere around the 1920s. What's certain is that it was a mill building belonging to Karl Kummel, and it also used to have a shop of its own. The original German text is still in very good condition.
Łomnica (ex-Lomnitz), Poland
Photo by Piotrek/Toprus