Kreuzberg near Freyung

Aerial view of Kreuzberg near Freyung, Freyung-Grafenau, Lower Bavaria, taken on October 15, 2007.  

About 3.5 km north of the district town of Freyung, Kreuzberg lies on a non-forested gneiss cone that slopes relatively evenly on all sides. Starting from the centrally clustered settlement, the individual "Hufen" (hides) are arranged radially. The so-called "Hufe" dates back to an old unit of land measurement calculated from the work performance of a plow. One "Hufe" corresponds to about 30 "Morgen" (acres), which is farmland that can be plowed and cultivated in one month by a single plow, i.e., with the labor of one family.  

(Hoch über Bayern, page 125)