Location

This article deals with the term location in topography. In the scientific research of medieval fortifications, the "location" is a typology, meaning a fortification located in the location.

With the exception of Austria, a location refers to the topography of a contiguous area of ​​one or, if applicable, several localities , with single or closed houses .

In contrast to localities, localities are not administrative units . In addition, the term location can also designate a location in the location (e.g. “in a central location”).

In the southern German-speaking region, locations in rural areas are often referred to as hamlets , i.e. a settlement that is smaller than a historically grown village .

In Austria , a distinction is officially made according to size:

• Village : closed place with ten or more buildings
• Single courtyard , single house, solitude , single layer: 1 or 2 neighboring buildings
• Rotte : several buildings in a loose arrangement regardless of the number
• Hamlet : 3 to 9 buildings in closer proximity
• Scattered Houses : Buildings that are scattered over a large area, regardless of their number

See also : Topographic settlement identification according to STAT

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (Ed.): Specialized dictionary of terms and definitions in German surveying with English and French equivalents . Quote