Norheim had three watermills. The oldest was the Witt’sche Mühle, which had its first documentary mention in 1471. It was an Old German channel mill with an undershot waterwheel.
The village of Norheim boasted a trio of water-powered mills. Its earliest recorded mill, Witt'sche Mühle, was documented as early as 1471 and represents a classic example of an Old German channel mill utilizing an undershot waterwheel.