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The Middle German house first emerged in the Middle Ages as a type of farmhouse built either using timber framing or stone. It is an 'all-in-one' house (Einhaus) with living quarters and livestock stalls under one roof. This rural type of farmstead still forms part of the scene in many villages in the central and southern areas of Germany.
Historic house museums in Germany (2 C, 109 P) M. Manor houses in Germany (21 P) O. Official residences in Germany (1 C, 5 P) P. Palaces in Germany (17 C, 5 P) V.
Starting with the Linear Pottery culture circular enclosures and long houses, the biggest buildings of their time, were erected in Germany, from around 5.000 BC. The Unetice culture erected large burial mound like the Leubingen tumulus and the graves in Helmsdorf and Bornhöck.
A manor house was historically the main residence of the lord of the manor in Europe. The house formed the administrative centre of a manor in the European feudal system; within its great hall were held the lord's manorial courts, communal meals with manorial tenants and great banquets.
A unique type of timber-frame house can be found in the region where the borders of Germany, the Czech Republic, and Poland meet – it is called the Upper Lusatian house (Umgebindehaus, translates as round-framed house). This type has a timber frame surrounding a log structure on part of the ground floor. [citation needed]
The houses that are still standing are mostly of stone, like the house at Bad Munstereifel in Germany, the houses in Lincolnshire, England, and the houses of the village of Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, Languedoc-Roussillon, France. One of the simplest types of Romanesque house was the "long house".
Houses in Germany (6 C, 24 P) Housing cooperatives in Germany (3 P) Housing estates in Germany (12 P) S. Squatting in Germany (1 C, 10 P) Pages in category "Housing ...
Houses in Germany (6 C, 24 P) Housing estates in Germany (12 P) Hunting lodges in Germany (30 P) M. Mountain huts in Germany (9 P) P. Prisons in Germany (3 C, 17 P) S.