Rundling villages
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Rundling villages are distinctive circular medieval settlement layouts found in the Wendland region of Germany, notable for their clustered farmsteads arranged around a central open space.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural landscape element
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medieval settlement form ⓘ village type ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup |
Slavic populations in eastern Lower Saxony
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Wends NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| consideredFor | UNESCO World Heritage nomination ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Slavic settlement traditions ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
historical cartography
ⓘ
settlement geography studies ⓘ |
| foundInRegion | Wendland circular village landscape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | circular villages of Wendland ⓘ |
| hasBuildingType |
farmhouse with barns and outbuildings
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timber-framed houses ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
Angerdorf-type green
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central open space ⓘ circular layout ⓘ clustered farmsteads ⓘ compact settlement form ⓘ farmsteads facing inward ⓘ radial layout ⓘ single access road ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
distinctive rural settlement heritage of Wendland
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example of Slavic-German cultural interaction ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
agrarian settlement
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defensive settlement form ⓘ |
| hasGermanName | Rundlinge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
arable fields surrounding village
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meadows and pastures around perimeter ⓘ mixed farming ⓘ |
| hasNotableVillage |
Bollensen
NERFINISHED
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Gühlitz NERFINISHED ⓘ Jabel NERFINISHED ⓘ Lübeln NERFINISHED ⓘ Mützingen NERFINISHED ⓘ Püggen NERFINISHED ⓘ Satemin NERFINISHED ⓘ Schreyahn NERFINISHED ⓘ Thunpadel NERFINISHED ⓘ Wustrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpatialOrganization |
central green used as common space
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farmsteads arranged in a ring ⓘ plots tapering outward from center ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Germany
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Lower Saxony ⓘ Wendland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableExampleLocation | Lüchow-Dannenberg district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
open-air museum presentations
ⓘ
preservation efforts in Lower Saxony ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
agricultural modernization
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rural depopulation ⓘ |
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