Eschdorf - Eschdorf

...That is to say, the most common settlements were not the densely-packed villages (Gewanndorf) of 20-30 houses that appeared clearly from the 8th and 9th centuries onwards, nor the scattered settlements (Einzelhof) in which each household had their own farmland around their house, but rather small, loosely-organized groups of clans or vassal families of 4-5 to at most 10 households. This is said to be suggested by the existence of small settlements called Drubbel or Eschdorf that survived to later times in various parts of northwestern Germany. In these settlements, along with long, striped common plots for the production of staple grains (various types of wheat), each house had its own vegetable garden that could be used individually.

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…すなわちその最も一般的な集落は，8～9世紀以降にはっきりとあらわれる20～30戸を単位とする有核密集村落(集村Gewanndorf)でもなければ，各戸が家屋敷の周囲に農地を持って散在する散居制(散村Einzelhof)でもなく，4～5戸からせいぜい10戸程度の小規模なルーズなまとまりを持つ氏族または従士家族の集団であったと思われる。北西ドイツの諸地域に後世まで残存したドルッベルDrubbelまたはエッシュドルフEschdorfと呼ばれる小集落のあり方が，これを示唆しているといわれる。そこには主穀(各種の麦類)生産のための長形地条を持つ共同耕区と並んで，各家屋敷の周囲には個別的に利用できる菜園があった。…

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