Mural painting of of the only Survivor "Hermann Krug", Rheine, Visitor Guide & Things to Do Nearby

The mural of Hermann Krug at Thiemauer 4 in Rheine decorates the former Emsmühle, a mill building on the edge of the old town. It is a street-art stop on a walk through Rheine, set against a building that carries more than a century of local industrial history.

The story behind it

The building is the Emsmühle, a grain mill. After a fire in 1894 the mill was raised by one floor, and the old water wheels were replaced by turbines, a typical upgrade as mills moved from wheel power to more modern machinery.

In 1937 a silo was added to the mill and decorated with the image of a sower, a fitting symbol for a building that processed grain. The mill was closed for economic reasons at the end of 1965. Today the walls are a canvas, and the mural of Hermann Krug gives the old industrial building a new role as a point of interest on foot.

What to look for

• The mural of Hermann Krug itself, painted on the mill complex, which is the reason most visitors stop here.
• The sower image on the 1937 silo, a reminder of the mill's working life with grain.
• The extra storey added after the 1894 fire, which you can try to spot in the proportions of the main building.
• The size and solid construction of the mill as a whole, which show how large a role milling once played in this part of town.

Tips for your visit

• Plan a short stop of 10 to 15 minutes. The mural and the building are best appreciated from the street.
• Visit in daylight, ideally when the sun is not directly behind the wall, so the colours and details of the mural show clearly.
• Treat it as an outdoor viewpoint and do not count on going inside the former mill. If you hope to see more, check current access information first.
• Combine it with a walk through the surrounding old town streets rather than making a separate trip.

See it on a quest

The mural is one of the places you reach on Haunted Rheine: The Ghost Hunt Begins, a self-guided walk with a dark, spooky theme. You walk to it on foot as one stop of a longer route through the area, the app tells you about the place as you arrive, and you solve a puzzle based on what is in front of you. You can start whenever you like, with no guide and no group to join. One ticket covers the whole group.