![]() ![]() Also, in the medieval times, villages in the Languedoc, France, were often situated on hilltops and built in a circular fashion for defensive purpose ( Figures 12.3 and 12.4).Īlthough far from the German territory, Romania has a unique, circular German village. The current leading theory is that Rundlinge were developed at more or less the same time in the 12th century, to a model developed by the Germanic nobility as suitable for small groups of mainly Slavic farm-settlers. ![]() ![]() There are no contemporary historical records of the founding of these circular villages, but a consensus has arisen in recent decades. Such settlements are variously referred to as a Rundling, Runddorf, Rundlingsdorf, Rundplatzdorf or Platzdorf (Germany), Circulades and Bastides (France), or Kraal (Africa). This form consists of a central open space surrounded by structures. ![]()
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