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Handmade Paper Mill Velké Losiny

This historic paper mill is situated in North Moravia in the village Velké Losiny (former Gross Ullersdorf) near the town of Sumperk (former Mährisch Schönberg) and was established prior to 1596. After 400 years of continuous production the Losiny Paper Mill is today not only a unique technical and cultural monument; it is said to be the oldest functional manufacturing plant operating in Central Europe. At the mill paper is made by hand using original formulas and processes that have come down through the centuries. Also on the mill grounds there is a Museum of the Paper (the only one of its kind in the Czech Republic) and an Art Gallery presenting works of artists who use Velké Losiny handmade paper as a medium. (Thanks to Dieter Freyer for this information)

Rucni Papirna
78815 Velké Losiny, Sumperk
Director: Marlene Diddrichova
Tel. +42-649248191
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