Ejlby Lunde

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The eternal village

By Erland Porsmose , Museumsleder, dr. phil. (10 stories)

The village of Ejlby Lunde on North Funen was established by residents of the nearby parish town of Ejlby. Before long the hard-working farmers of the village had planted the flat land with crops. Ejlby Lunde was fully cultivated already by 1682, and for the past 500 years the village has had exactly nine farms. The farms are evenly spread on both sides of the main road, and each is set back an equal distance from it. The population of the village also remained remarkably stable. In 1787, there were 56 residents. In 1901, there were 57.

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When farms became equal

Story written by Erland Porsmose

Time / Periode 1800

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All the farms in Ejby Lunde were owned by the Gyldensteen Manor. In the late 18th century, the manor divided the land around the village equally among the nine farms. Each farm received one large plot of land, rather than parcels of land spread out over a wide area. Equalisation", as the procedure was called, simplified administration for the manor, and became common among manor owners of the day. For Ejby Lunde, equalisation meant that the nine farms each held precisely the same amount of field and meadow - and that the rent they paid the manor was exactly the same, as was the tax they paid to the state. Around 1800, 56 percent of the villages on Funen had been equalised. "