Nemanjina 118, Kikinda 23300
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Nemanjina 118, Kikinda 23300
Visit Suvača, the only preserved horse-powered mill in Serbia, and discover the method of obtaining flour 100 years ago!
The only preserved horse-powered mill in Serbia; operates independently of water and wind. In the 19th century Velika Kikinda had 51 suvačas; today only 3 remain in the entire Pannonian Plain (Sarvaš, Otok, Kikinda). The Kikinda Suvača was built in 1899; parts were bought in Padej and then transported and...
The suvača has three parts: the drive area, the milling area, and the miller’s room. The drive area has a pyramidal roof covered with shingle tiles. The central element is a huge wheel 20 m in diameter; the vertical shaft is called the popa. Horses walk on a brick track,...
The milling area was the “heart” of the Suvača; grinding was carried out on two pairs of millstones. Grain was poured into wooden hoppers, passed through the millstones, and fell into chests fitted with sieves. The fineness of the flour depended on the density of the sieves. The finished flour...
It is located immediately next to the milling area. The walls are made of rammed earth, 55 cm thick, with an earthen floor. The room is dominated by a “paorska stove,” fired from the outside to heat the space. The room served as both a working and social area —...
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