Zwerchhof

The Zwerchhof is a common type of farm in eastern and south-eastern Austria .

In this form of the multi-sided courtyard, the residential wing is attached to the other buildings across the street. The construction of the wall predominates as building material.

literature

• Arthur Haberlandt : Pocket Dictionary of Folklore Austria , Vienna 1953. Vol. 1 / S. 73 f., 144

Web links

• Entry on farm forms in the Austria Forum  (in the AEIOU Austria Lexicon )
• Hook yards or Zwerchhöfe