Streckhof
The Streckhof is a planned agricultural construction , consisting of living quarters, stables, barns and sheds built closely one behind the other , which are placed at a right angle with the gable side of the house facing the Dorfstrasse. The narrow courtyard is limited by the wall of the neighboring courtyard. Nowadays, the design is only rarely used because of the short service life, the low resistance of the clay masonry and frequent fires. Precisely because they can often be found near the border, they have often succumbed to devastation in the past as a result of warlike events. Preserved Streckhöfe are often found in lane villages such as Altenberg , and it is also widespread in Luxembourg , the southern Eifel , southern Burgenland , the Weinviertel and generally in the Danube region.
A hook yard refers to a stretch yard with an attached transverse structure along the road.
architecture
In the construction material in these types of farms outweighs Mauerbau of unbaked clay , which to bricks molded and dried in air or with earth and Ghack (chopped straw ) are mixed, has been processed. Another form of processing were blocks made of the same material, which had a cube-like shape and were used like bricks. Outside the villages, block construction (also called hardwood block construction in southern Burgenland) is used.
Originally, shaving straw was used as roofing . Reeds and shingles were less common. Only later did the tiled roofs gain acceptance , accelerated by the requirements of the fire insurance that emerged in the 19th century . The architecturally most attractive part of the houses is the longitudinal arbor facing the courtyard, the so-called Trettn . It is often designed with elaborate arcades and is reminiscent of arcade courtyards of castles or monasteries. When ceilings in the living rooms often beam ceilings to find the wooden tram is often marked with the name or initials of the owner or a date.
In Lower Austria , many four-sided courtyards are formed by stretching hooks and Zwerchhöfe .
literature
- Horst Ossenberg : Haus + Hof: In the linguistic and cultural area of Allemania and Swabia from the Stone Age to the Modern Age , 2004. p. 81
credentials
- ↑ Altenberg. Website of the market town of St. Andrä-Wierter, accessed on November 12, 2013 .
- ↑ Dieter Friedl: Design. heimat.lima-city.de, November 14, 2010, accessed on November 12, 2013 .
- ↑ Hofformen. austria-forum.org, accessed on November 12, 2013 .
- ↑ Hakenhöfe or Zwerchhöfe. patzmannsdorf.heimat.eu, accessed on November 12, 2013 .
- ^ Thomas Melcher: Village and farm. Pleamle, September 29, 2010, accessed November 12, 2013 .