Masbrock
Masbrock belongs to the municipality of Römstedt in the Lower Saxony district of Uelzen . The Masbrock district covers 5.4 km².
Historical development
The name of the village is said to have been mentioned for the first time in 1296. Ten farmsteads have been known since the 16th century and are still characteristic of the settlement structure today. The original dead end situation of the village square (Runddorf) has been lifted by a later breakthrough in the village street. In 1848 there was still a village pond as a watering place and the herdsman's house on the village square. The majority of the houses were built after 1850, the previous locations of the main buildings were largely retained. The development of the settlement over the last 100 years has resulted in three barns and two residential buildings on the edge of the village outside the core of the settlement, which do not affect the appearance of the village.
Local character
The village of Masbrock nestles on a hillside in the Röbbelbachtal (terminal moraine landscape - “Uelzer basin”). The ten old courtyard plots around the village square are bordered by stone walls and surrounded by many oaks that are over 100 years old. Most of the structure dates from the period from 1891 to 1945. Elongated residential and farm buildings with dwarf gables in brickwork are typical. There are still four Low German hall houses that were built around 1890. The oldest house was built in 1771. The structures differ mainly in the main and auxiliary buildings, and these are usually arranged at an oblique angle. The typical boundary of the property is a wall made of field stones. Small vegetation only arose in the interior of the village through gradual overgrowth.
Incorporation
On July 1, 1972, Masbrock was incorporated into the municipality of Römstedt.
Streets and paths
At the western entrance to Masbrock, where the road to the village square originally branches off, the paths from seven neighboring villages meet. The connection to Havekost, which was only later made directly through the road breakthrough via the village square, was originally made via a northern local area.
Individual evidence
- ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer GmbH, Stuttgart and Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 237 .
Coordinates: 53 ° 5 ' N , 10 ° 40' E