The Farmer’s Cottage Klauseck

Sprachen:

The farmer’s cottage Klauseck ("Kate Klauseck").
In 1916, Otto and Anita Eckart bought a farmer’s cottage in Raisdorf, near Kiel, Germany. They called it "Klauseck", after their son Klaus who was born that same year.
Klauseck in the winter of 1916.
Generally, the German word “Kate” (cottage) denotes a small house or farmstead (similar to the Scottish croft) at a distance from the village and with smaller agricultural landholding than a farm.
Supply of fresh food.
Vegetables were grown in the cottage garden. Furthermore, chickens, a cow and several pigs provided the family with dairy produce, eggs and meat during the war years.
Interior shot of Klauseck, around 1917.
The cow and horse barn was located on the left, behind the big wooden flaps. At the end of the hall was a large open fireplace with a crackling log fire.
The living space of the cottage.
Whenever Otto and Anita were away, an old lady took care of the small estate.
Das Osterfest 1918 im Garten von Klauseck.
Nach dem Krieg verpachtete Otto die Kate an einen Soldaten seines Seebataillons, bis er sie 1927 wieder verkaufte.

Literatur

Eckart, Otto und Kamp, Michael: Die Geschichte der Familie Eckart. Von Franken nach München und Hawaii, München 2015, S. 236.