Klete

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The Klete was the room in Prussian Lithuania and East Prussia in which the durable supplies were kept. As a granary and store the Klete was in the summer as apartment or wooden garden shed used. To protect grain from moisture, it was often built on stones. In Latvia she was the klēts .

literature

  • Carl Cappeller: Life and Customs of the Old Prussian Lithuanians . Oberländer, Pr. Holland 1925