The author covers the history of water mills in the district of
Opava. The 
preface shortly summarizes previous contributions to this area;
then the 
work describes the typology of water mill contracts including
the examples. The inventory of 
water mills in the area including their history and owners
follows, being 
covered by the major part of the work. The appendix offers a
contribution 
to the genealogy of the Satke miller family.