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Brabander

Brabander (also: Audincourt, Brabenberg, Kasitzkaja, Kasitzkaya, Kasitzkoje, Kaziskaja, Kozickaja, Kozitskaya, Krasnoarmeiskoye). 45º55' N 51º12' E.

Founded: 26 June 1767 by LeRoy & Pictet.

Denomination: Roman Catholic.

Population: 366 (1767), 350 (1769), 351 (1773), 398 (1798), 1496 (1859), 3885 (1912), 2434 (1926).

Play Windows Media file Video of the Brabander Mill in 2001 (Windows Media format - 33MB) taken by Steve Schreiber

 

Brabander flour mill in 2001

Brabander flour mill in 2001
Brabander flour mill in 2001. Photos courtesy of Steve Schreiber.

Brabander mill equipment

Brabander mill equipment continues in use after 100 years. Photo courtesy of David Karber.