Hofreite
A Hofreite , Hofraite or Hofstatt ( lat. Area , in Bündner documents lat. Solamen ) is depending on the local form of settlement
- the courtyard enclosed by the buildings of a homestead ,
- the room around the courtyard,
- the yard with the farmhouse , outbuildings, enclosed garden and dung heap.
The word comes from Middle High German reide for area. It stands for courtyard , property, house, home 'and probably to -reit / reut ' clearing ', thus designating the more immediate building and economic space created for the courtyard by clearing as the name of reclamation .
In Hesse, the colloquial term `` Hofreite '' is specifically understood to mean an agricultural property within a location in a closed construction ( three-sided courtyard ).
The word is common in settlement names in all variants that form -reit / reut , such as Hofreith , Hofreuth . Accordingly, there are also more frequent names of origin such as Hofreiter or Hofstätter .
See also
- As Hofstattrechte were rights that were connected to the Hofstatt instead of the house.
- A farmyard is a farm in the legal sense.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c d Karl Heinz Burmeister : Hofstatt (Hofstattrecht). In: Historical Lexicon of the Principality of Liechtenstein . December 31, 2011 .
- ^ German legal dictionary: Explanation with numerous historical sources