▁settlement ▁perhaps ▁in ▁a ▁new ▁German ic ▁form ▁remains ▁therefore ▁a ▁possibility . ▁Proof ▁one ▁way ▁or ▁another ▁will ▁only ▁come ▁from ▁more ▁compreh ensive ▁arch ae ological ▁exam in ations ▁perhaps ▁of ▁those ▁Rund ling e ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁desert ed ▁in ▁earlier ▁centuries . ▁ ▁App earance ▁▁ ▁These ▁villages ▁were ▁usually ▁small , ▁with ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁farm st ead s , ▁aver aging ▁perhaps ▁around ▁ 5 – 7 , ▁and ▁built ▁away ▁from ▁tracks ▁or ▁roads , ▁around ▁an ▁open ▁central ▁village ▁green , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁comm ons , ▁not ▁allocated ▁to ▁any ▁one ▁particular ▁far mer . ▁The ▁leading ▁far mer , ▁called ▁a ▁Schul ze , ▁had ▁a ▁slightly ▁better ▁plot , ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁centre ▁opposite ▁the ▁entrance ▁to ▁the ▁village , ▁and ▁usually ▁extra ▁land ▁outside ▁the ▁circle ▁called ▁by ▁its ▁Wend ish ▁name ▁G üst ene itz . ▁They ▁are ▁almost ▁always ▁to ▁be ▁found ▁on ▁the ▁border ▁between ▁low - lying ▁wet ter ▁land ▁near ▁to ▁water ▁and ▁higher ▁d rier ▁land ▁more ▁suitable ▁for ▁cultiv ation , ▁called ▁here ▁ge est . ▁The ▁villages ▁were ▁fairly ▁dens ely ▁scattered ▁across ▁the ▁area ▁to ▁be ▁colon ized , ▁with ▁each ▁one ▁bare ly ▁a ▁kilomet re ▁from ▁its ▁neighbour . ▁This ▁means ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁very ▁many , ▁fairly ▁small , ▁settlement s . ▁In ▁very ▁very ▁few ▁cases ▁have ▁they ▁been ▁am alg am ated ▁into ▁larger ▁villages ▁or ▁sub sum ed ▁as ▁sub ur bs