An Example of Farm Establishment about Structural Alterations in Dwelling Houses for Seasonal Workers in Hardebek

Case Study of the Establishment of a Farm under Internal Colonization Policy in Weimar Republic Germany

Abstract

This study investigates the background, surrounding circumstances characteristics of farm establishments under internal colonization through field research on a specific case in Hardebek, county Segeberg, Schleswig-Holstein. To date, research on internal colonization policies has focused on institutions. Therefore, the topics such as the background of farm establishments, the circumstances surrounding it, and its architectural characteristics are almost entirely unknown. This study also considers the case of a farm established in 1922 in Hardebek by the Public Interest Colonial Company Schleswig-Holstein Agricultural Bank as part of structural alterations in dwelling houses for seasonal workers and discusses the background, surrounding circumstances of early farm establishments in Hardebek, while analyzing related contracts, building permit drawings.