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located in the commune of

Contern Contern ( ) is a commune and town in southern Luxembourg. It is located east of Luxembourg City. As of , the town of Contern, which lies in the south-west of the commune, has a population of . The main towns are Contern, Moutfort, Oetrange and ...

. It is located on the Syre, at an altitude of 264 meters on the border of the communes of

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. Brichermillen is on a small spur of a road which branches off of the CR132 road between Syren and

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, the road keeps going and becomes a small trail until it reaches Syren. A few hundred meters northeast of the mill lies the Bricherhaff. Both buildings are owned by the same owner. Bricherhaff is on a separate road spur and is also atop the Syre. Brichermillen is located around 2 kilometres straight south of Contern.

History

The mill was first mentioned in writing in 1689, but it is believed that there was already a mill there a long time ago. The mill changed owners several times and was thus rebuilt and enlarged. It has belonged to the Hemmen family since the end of the 19th century. Until 1913, energy was gained by hydropower, then worked by electricity. During an explosion, the building was severely damaged in 1944 and was subsequently rebuilt in its current form. The mill business was discontinued in 1975, and since then housing has been established there and has been expanded slightly since. The name Bricher comes from the German word ''Bruch'' or ''Bruchwald'', which is a supple forest.

Geography

Around Brichemillen the Syre Splits in twain and there's also a small pond just southwest of it. Some small trails run directly east of Brichermillen roughly following the border of

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. These trails lead up towards Medingen and the hill named Zennebierg. To get to these places the trails run thorugh the Bricherbesch and the Meidengergrendchen. Opposite the CR132 there's a small freight railway. A small number of walking and hiking trails run through Brichermillen.{{Cite web , title=Contern - Syren - Brichermillen , url=https://www.wikiloc.com/hiking-trails/contern-syren-brichermillen-31760784 , access-date=2022-03-03 , website=Wikiloc {{! Trails of the World , language=en

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