Brechlbad
As Brechlbad (also: Brechelbad ) were referred to in the Bavarian and Austrian space buildings for the production of flax fibers were used. Badstube and Brechstube are also common names in individual regions.
purpose
After retting the flax plant had they are dried before further processing. This was done in the Brechlbad, which was usually heated with wood, less often with peat . After drying, the flax fibers could be obtained by breaking open the plants and processed into linen.
description
In a Brechlbad is a building that was used commonly in the agricultural sector and the farm buildings built an agricultural estate. As firing with wood posed a certain risk of fire in a Brechlbad, this was usually built with a safe distance from residential and stable buildings. Most of these are mostly made of wood and simply designed with a rectangular floor plan and a gable roof . In order to save heating material, a break bath was often combined with a laundry room or a bread oven.
With increasing industrialization and the wide range of cotton fabrics and synthetic fibers , the crushing baths lost their importance as manufacturers and were no longer used from the beginning of the 20th century.
Further use
The Brechlbad was also used as a rural sweat bath , this goes back at least to the 16th century. In the Alpine region, historical Brechlbäder are used again for these purposes by wellness establishments or new buildings are built and also called Brechlbad again.
Obtained objects
In the Alpine region many objects are to this day, which serve today but not their original purpose and found new use. Today, however, these old buildings are often listed and are entered in the relevant lists of monuments and monuments of the countries.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Brechelbad on teufelsgraben.at, accessed on October 24, 2018
- ↑ Wellness- & Sauna-Alm on reiteralm.de, accessed on October 24, 2018