the Öland villages
For thousands of years, Öland has been a farming country. Already during the Stone Age, people began to cultivate land and keep domestic animals. The Radby villages that still survive on the island have their roots in the Middle Ages.
The rad villages in Öland are in a good location.
Low location means that all the village plots have their border with the village street. The width of the plots towards this corresponds to the farm's village dimensions. Around the village lay arable and meadow land which was distributed according to the change of the sun. The farm's share in the village was decisive for the size of the arable land, parts in commons, common hay harvests, etc. Through this, the farmer's rights and obligations in the village were also distributed. During the 1800th century, single shift and double shift were carried out, but this did not affect the terraced villages to any great extent.
The most common type of farm is the Gothic where the farm is completely enclosed by various buildings. The short side of the rectangular plot borders the village street. Here is the animal farm.Further in, separated from the animal farm by a fence or wall, is the manger.
During the 1900th century, major changes took place in the rad villages in Öland. Old outdated buildings have gradually been replaced with new ones, old unused ones have been torn down and left gaps in the row of houses. Outside the old farm site are new and larger outbuildings adapted to machinery and animal herds. In today's villages there are also parcels of land with modern residential buildings, many people who do not make a living from agriculture also live here.
Low location means that all the village plots have their border with the village street. The width of the plots towards this corresponds to the farm's village dimensions. Around the village lay arable and meadow land which was distributed according to the change of the sun. The farm's share in the village was decisive for the size of the arable land, parts in commons, common hay harvests, etc. Through this, the farmer's rights and obligations in the village were also distributed. During the 1800th century, single shift and double shift were carried out, but this did not affect the terraced villages to any great extent.
The most common type of farm is the Gothic where the farm is completely enclosed by various buildings. The short side of the rectangular plot borders the village street. Here is the animal farm.Further in, separated from the animal farm by a fence or wall, is the manger.
During the 1900th century, major changes took place in the rad villages in Öland. Old outdated buildings have gradually been replaced with new ones, old unused ones have been torn down and left gaps in the row of houses. Outside the old farm site are new and larger outbuildings adapted to machinery and animal herds. In today's villages there are also parcels of land with modern residential buildings, many people who do not make a living from agriculture also live here.