Kemlade
A kemlade or kemladen is a wooden, tower-like residential building from the early Middle Ages that lay in a standing body of water or moor. The name Kemlade is derived from Kemenate ; the name changed from Kemenate or Kemnade to Kemladen.
Kemlade as a single building
A noble family lived in a Kemlade for a few years. In contrast to a moth , for example , the Kemlade does not have to be attached by a wall. Instead, the natural protective effect of the water was used. The Kemlade was often connected by a drawbridge to the farm buildings, which were normally located on the mainland. In terms of area, a Kemlade had a size of about 6 × 6 m.
Kemlade as part of the building
A narrow, usually two-storey side wing of a house is also referred to as a kemlade. In the Kemlade and the Kemladen there were living rooms and bedrooms, in the main building the utility and business premises.
literature
- Horst Wolfgang Böhme (Hrsg.): Castles of the Salierzeit , 2 volumes; Published by the RGZM Mainz, Sigmaringen 1991.