Sawmill's 500-Year Family Secret

Sawmill's 500-Year Family Secret. The Meriansche Säge, located at Untere Rheingasse, was a sawmill that operated from 1329 to 1900, with a remarkable family tr…

Location: Meriansche Säge, Basel, Switzerland

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The Meriansche Säge, located at Untere Rheingasse, was a sawmill that operated from 1329 to 1900, with a remarkable family tradition of ownership spanning over 500 years. Amadeus Merian, the owner in the 19th century, recalled the struggles of the business, including the competition from a state-owned sawmill and the clever solution of a Württembergian speculator who built a wooden slide to transport timber from the Pilatus mountain to the sawmills in Basel. This innovative approach brought much-needed work to the Meriansche Säge.

Source: Meriansche Säge

Sawmill's 500-Year Family Secret — Basel, Canton of Zurich

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