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A ''Haufendorf'' is an enclosed village with irregular plots of land and farms of greatly differing scale, usually surrounded by a
A ''Haufendorf'' is an enclosed village with irregular plots of land and farms of greatly differing scale, usually surrounded by a stockade
A stockade is an enclosure of palisades and tall walls, made of logs placed side by side vertically, with the tops sharpened as a defensive wall.
Etymology
''Stockade'' is derived from the French word ''estocade''. The French word was derived ...
fence (German: ''Ortsetter''). They are typically found in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, whence the name. ''Haufendörfer'' (pl.) differ from most other types of village in that they are irregularly laid out. A large number of ''Haufendörfer'' emerged in connexion with the medieval open field system
The open-field system was the prevalent agricultural system in much of Europe during the Middle Ages and lasted into the 20th century in Russia, Iran, and Turkey. Each manor or village had two or three large fields, usually several hundred acre ...
(''Gewanneflur''), where each farmer farmed strips of different fields and the location of these field strips continually changed. The district (''Gemarkung'') was divided into the village core (''Dorfkern''), field system (''Ackerflur'') and common pasture (''Allmende'').
A ''Haufendorf'' is sometimes also referred to as a "clustered village" or "irregularly nucleated village".Dickinson, Robert E (1964). ''Germany: A regional and economic geography'' (2nd ed.). London: Methuen, p. 134. .
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Rural geography Settlement geography Types of village Villages in Germany {{Germany-stub de:Haufendorf