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Suvača

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Flour mill in Kikinda, Serbia

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Address
Nemanjina 118, Mikronaselje, Kikinda
Opening hours
Tue–Sat 10:00–18:00
Nov–Mar closed
Phone
+381230421239
Website
muzejkikinda.org.rs/suvaca
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About

Suvača (Serbian Cyrillic: Сувача) in Kikinda, Serbia, is one of the three remaining horse-powered dry mills in the whole of Europe. Suvača in Kikinda is characteristic of the Vojvodina area of the 19th century. It was built in 1899, and the mill stopped working in 1945. It is located in the western part of town, on the corner of Nemanjina and Moravska streets. The plot of land is 728 square metres (7,840 sq ft). Suvača is a mill for grinding grain that uses the work of horses as its driving force. The mill uses one to five pairs of horses. One pair of horses was able to grind up to 100 kilograms (220 lb) of grain per hour. According to tradition, the taste of bread from wheat ground in Suvača was excellent and high quality. In addition to cereals, the mill at Suvača would process black pepper, cinnamon, and sweet and hot peppers.

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