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The Low German house[1] or Fachhallenhaus is a type of timber-framed farmhouse found in northern Germany and the easternmost Netherlands, which combines living quarters, byre and barn under one roof.[2][need quotation to verify] It is built as a large hall with bays on the sides for livestock and storage and with the living accommodation at one end.
The Low German house appeared during the 13th to 15th centuries and was referred to as the Low Saxon house (Niedersachsenhaus) in early research works. Until its decline in the 19th century, this rural, agricultural farmhouse style was widely distributed through the North German Plain, all the way from the Lower Rhine to Mecklenburg. Even today, the Fachhallenhaus still characterises the appearance of many north German villages.
- ^ Dickinson, Robert E. (1964). Germany: A regional and economic geography (2nd ed.). London: Methuen. pp. 151–153.
- ^ Elkins, T.H. (1972). Germany (3rd ed.). London: Chatto & Windus, 1972, p. 266. ASIN B0011Z9KJA
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