Summer house
A summer house or summerhouse is a building or shelter used for relaxation in warm weather.
In the Nordic countries
Especially in the
Sommarhus (in
Many of the Danish resorts depend on the rental of summerhouses to accommodate national and foreign tourists who can rent them, usually on a weekly basis, at prices (for a family) well below those of hotels. But Scandinavians often spend a considerable amount of time in their summerhouses which are often the venue for family reunions or simply weekends away from the office.
In recent years, the popularity and, thus, the cost of summerhouses has increased appreciably, particularly in Denmark's coastal resorts. Under Danish law, owners are generally not permitted to use these houses as permanent homes; an exception is made for pensioners.
In some attractive areas of Norway, there is "residence duty" (Norwegian:boplikt), meaning that an owner of a house must use it as their primary home and spend most of their overnight stays there. Other areas of Norway are defined as "summer house areas", where it is forbidden to live permanently. This is because there are quality requirements for permanent homes that do not apply to cottages.[3]
Sweden has no ban against using summer houses all year or against using a normal house in summer only. This has made Swedish summer houses popular for Danes, Norwegians, and Germans. But in some desirable coastal areas, prices are so high that residents cannot afford a house, making some traditional coastal villages very silent in winter.
See also
- Bothy – simple shelter
- Buitenplaats
- Bungalow – type of single-storey house
- Cottage
- Dacha – seasonal or year-round second homes located in the exurbs of Soviet and Russian cities
- Derby Summer House
- Fog House – a pleasure house often lined with moss.
- Gazebo
- Log cabin
- Mountain hut – building located in the mountains intended to provide food and shelter to mountaineers and hikers
- Pavilion
- Pergola
- Pied-à-terre – small living unit, typically located in a large city
- Shepherd's hut
- Shieling
- Small house movement
- Tea house
- Transhumance – seasonal movement of livestock to mountain pastures, sometimes with summer residences for the pastoralists
- Tree house
- Vacation rental
References
- ^ "Oxford Languages | The Home of Language Data". languages.oup.com.
- ^ "Definition of SUMMERHOUSE". www.merriam-webster.com.
- ^ Derfor får du ikke bo i hytta hele året (in Norwegian)
External links
- Queen Anne's Summer House – a historic summer house in Old Warden, Bedfordshire, England
- The Summer House of the Capitol Complex, in Washington DC