Stöckli

A Stöckli (Switzerland), Korbhaus, Austragshaus, Ausgeding(e)haus, Nahrungshaus or Auszugshaus (Germany) is a multifunctional agricultural building that is traditionally a part of farms in Switzerland and parts of Germany.

[1] The terms used in Germany make reference to the principal function of the building as a residence for aged farmers after turning over the farm to their heirs.

[1] Often, they were created through the expansion of existing buildings such as oven sheds.

Stöcklis in historically poorer areas tend to be simple, wooden constructions.

In more prosperous areas, such as in the Swiss plateau near Bern, they were often prestigious buildings, imitating the architecture and style of aristocratic country estates or country inns.