I knew a Jewish man in Bukowina , who had a manor, but I forgot his name,
although I visited once his manor. I do not know whether he had this land
as a freehold, that is, it was his property, bought or inherited, or he
managed it on a long time lease from the state or the Church, institutions
owning enormous land tracts. There were many Jews in the Bukowina, who
leased forests from the Church or Government, I would say it was a Jewish
trade.
Whether the term tenant farmer is appropriate for the Gutspaechter, I am
not sure, because many small farmers did not owe the land, but received a
house and land and seeds from the owner of the manor. The tenant cultivated
the land and had to give a percentage of the harvest to the Lord of the
Manor, usually between a third to 40%. He was the real tenant farmer,
whereas the Gutspaechter hand a long lease, mostly at a fixed price, paid
in cash, not a percentage of the harvest.
Paul Heger
On Tue, Jun 23, 2015 at 6:04 PM, WEIGHTMAN <weightman_at_btinternet.com> wrote:
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> To List Members:
> My great-grandfather lived in Sadagora and was described as a Gutspaechter.
> The translation I have come up with for Gutspaechter is 'tenant farmer'.
> I take this to mean he lived on and worked the land owned by someone else.
> Does this sound like an accurate translation or does anyone have other
> suggestions?
> Thanks for your help and best wishes
> Jean
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