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In Germany a similar but more traditional thing (bark-y wood pieces usually used for the roof, no stove pipe, instead a loosely/chaotically packed core for airf
by blamazon 4y ago
In Germany a similar but more traditional thing (bark-y wood pieces usually used for the roof, no stove pipe, instead a loosely/chaotically packed core for airflow) is called a Holz Hausen: [1]
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[1]: (Literally: 'Round House')
- gerikson 4y agoLink is not available. Doesn't Holz Hausen translate as "House for wood"?
- blamazon 4y agoSeems likely! I don't know German at all. I just saw that when I websearched it, I actually saw these in Austria years ago.
- sgoschi 4y agoI think 'Holz Hausen' might be an American word [1], as I've never heard it before. It'd also roughly translate to 'wooden house'. Over here we call it 'Holzmiete' [2], which translates to 'wood pay/wages'. Fun fact: haystacks follow the same principle! [3] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firewood#Storing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firewood#Storing [2] https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holzmiete https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holzmiete [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hay#Stacks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hay#Stacks