Cattle gate
A cattle gate (from “Gatter”, from Middle High German gater , Old High German gataro “assembly, fence, gate gate, gate; also grid”) is a gate that enables access to fenced pasture areas . When open, cattle gates allow grazing cattle to drive through or vehicles to pass through.
Cattle gates are made of wood or metal and are hinged on one or both sides . There is a locking mechanism on the opposite side or in the middle. Depending on the design, this can consist of a cord, a bolt or a chain and a hook. With other gates, a post of the gate engages in a notch provided for this purpose by lifting it up. While most cattle gates open and close manually, there are also self-closing gates. This is achieved, for example, by a gate attached at an angle (gravity lock), or a weight connected to the gate or a metal spring . The aim of such constructions is to avoid that the gate remains open and cattle can escape.
In the Alpine region in particular , cattle gates can be found on forest roads that cross alpine pastures . In order to make it easier for cyclists and hikers to pass through without having to open and close the gate, there are kissing gates , cattle bars , turnstiles and stiles next to cattle gates . Sometimes there is also a V-shaped passage at cattle pastures, which can only be used by pedestrians due to its narrow width.
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- ^ Friedrich Kluge , Alfred Götze : Etymological dictionary of the German language . 20th edition. Edited by Walther Mitzka . De Gruyter, Berlin / New York 1967; Reprint (“21st unchanged edition”) ibid 1975, ISBN 3-11-005709-3 , p. 235.