Alpine farm
A farm in which all parts are housed in one building is called a single farm in the Alpine region , especially in Austria , but is generally referred to as a single roof farm .
Einhöfe can be found on the northern edge of the Alps, starting in Upper Austria , and are very common in western Austria, especially in the Wipptal on both sides of the Brenner, as well as in the south of Upper Bavaria and Bavarian Swabia . A courtyard is usually multi-storey and designed from the start, rarely was a courtyard built in several construction phases. Such secondary farms are typical of the Engadine .
The stables are directly connected to the residential wing, but at the Mittertennhof there is still a threshing floor in between . Usually the lower floor is bricked and the upper floor is made of wood. The spacious roofs are also striking. In Bavaria and Swabia, on the other hand, the courtyards were originally built purely as wooden structures, depending on the area, as log or half-timbered structures (stand construction).
One example of this is the Bregenzerwälderhaus .
literature
- Wolfgang Wenzl: Comparative studies on Einhöfe and their development in the lowlands of northern Germany and in the foothills of the Alps in South Tyrol (Dipl.-Arb.). Vienna: University of Vienna 1992