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Backstugusittare is a old term for people in rural areas who lived on someone else's land, or on the commons in a small cottage or hut. Unlike the torpares who rented, the backstugusittaren normally did not have an agreement to use a plot of land. Many backstuga's had just a single room and were often built into a hillside (three walls of wood with the fourth wall of dirt.) This style of building was common in southern and southwestern Sweden, where wood was expensive. | Backstugusittare is a old term for people in rural areas who lived on someone else's land, or on the commons in a small cottage or hut. Unlike the torpares who rented, the backstugusittaren normally did not have an agreement to use a plot of land. Many backstuga's had just a single room and were often built into a hillside (three walls of wood with the fourth wall of dirt.) This style of building was common in southern and southwestern Sweden, where wood was expensive. | ||
The person (or people) living in these dwellings were called backstugusittare. They were completely dependent on the landowner's discretion. Sometimes the landowner gave them a small parcel of land to grow potato's or a garden. Often the household also had smaller animals, like cats, pigs, goats | The person (or people) living in these dwellings were called backstugusittare. They were completely dependent on the landowner's discretion. Sometimes the landowner gave them a small parcel of land to grow potato's or a garden. Often the household also had smaller animals, like cats, pigs, goats or chickens. | ||
Almost always, those who lived this way were very poor, making a living from temporary jobs, handicrafts or other tasks. The household was exempt from tax. In contrast, there were some backstugusittare's who had a better standard of living such as craftsmen who lived in a cottage for low-cost housing (although still poor.) | Almost always, those who lived this way were very poor, making a living from temporary jobs, handicrafts or other tasks. The household was exempt from tax. In contrast, there were some backstugusittare's who had a better standard of living such as craftsmen who lived in a cottage for low-cost housing (although still poor.) | ||
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=== References === | === References === | ||
Swedish Wikipedia Community. [http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backstugusittare Backstugusittare]. Wikipedia, July 2012. | Swedish Wikipedia Community. [http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backstugusittare Backstugusittare]. Wikipedia, July 2012. | ||
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