VillagesVillages

Typical TraitsTypical Traits

A clustered human settlement or A clustered human settlement or community community

Smaller than a town or citySmaller than a town or city Generally is located in rural areasGenerally is located in rural areas The community is engaged in The community is engaged in

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English VillagesEnglish Villages

A compact A compact settlement of settlement of houses, smaller in houses, smaller in size than a town, size than a town, generally based on generally based on agriculture or sea agriculture or sea fishing.fishing.

The features that The features that distinguish villages from distinguish villages from

townstowns Villages should not have a regular Villages should not have a regular

agricultural marketagricultural market It doesn’t have a town hall nor a It doesn’t have a town hall nor a

mayormayor There should be a clear green belt or There should be a clear green belt or

open field surrounding its parish open field surrounding its parish borders.borders.

Some types of villagesSome types of villages

Deserted medieval Deserted medieval villages (DMV) – villages (DMV) – villages that have villages that have disappeared, disappeared, sometimes leaving sometimes leaving behind a church or behind a church or manor house.manor house.

Pit villages- villages around a deep Pit villages- villages around a deep coal mine. Can be found in South coal mine. Can be found in South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire.Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire.

Hamlet- a village or settlement that Hamlet- a village or settlement that doesn’t have its own church , doesn’t have its own church , belonging to a parish of another belonging to a parish of another village or townvillage or town

American VillagesAmerican Villages

The term village The term village refers to a specific refers to a specific form of form of incorporated incorporated municipal municipal government , government , similar to a city similar to a city but with less but with less authority and authority and geographic scopegeographic scope

Different kinds of Different kinds of villagesvillages

In some states a village is an In some states a village is an incorporated municipality usually incorporated municipality usually within a single town or civil township.within a single town or civil township.

The village may be The village may be conterminous( conterminous( примыкающий)примыкающий) with with the town or township.the town or township.

There are villages which span the There are villages which span the boundaries of more than one town or boundaries of more than one town or township.township.

Difference from citiesDifference from cities

The villages have the option of being The villages have the option of being either a “statutory village” or a either a “statutory village” or a “charter village”“charter village”

““Statutory village” – run their Statutory village” – run their governments according to state law governments according to state law ( with a six-member council serving ( with a six-member council serving four-year term and a mayor)four-year term and a mayor)

““Charter village”- run their government Charter village”- run their government as they see fit writing a charter.as they see fit writing a charter.

Russian VillagesRussian Villages

The place where The place where the rural the rural population is population is concentrated.concentrated.

Different types of Different types of villagesvillages

Selo- a village that has a church.Selo- a village that has a church. Derevnya( hamlet)- a village without a Derevnya( hamlet)- a village without a

church.church. Volost – the lowest administrative unit Volost – the lowest administrative unit

of the Russian Empire which was of the Russian Empire which was usually headquartered in a selo and usually headquartered in a selo and embraced a few neighboring villages.embraced a few neighboring villages.

Dacha settlements – villages that are Dacha settlements – villages that are used mostly for seasonal residence.used mostly for seasonal residence.

Villages of national Villages of national minoritiesminorities

Khutor – in Cossac regions a farm Khutor – in Cossac regions a farm that was owned by a family.that was owned by a family.

Stanitsa – an administrative unit that Stanitsa – an administrative unit that is made up of khutors and a central is made up of khutors and a central village. It was larger than a selo in village. It was larger than a selo in central Russia.central Russia.

Aul – Muslim-populated villages in Aul – Muslim-populated villages in Caucasus and Idel-Ural, without Caucasus and Idel-Ural, without regard to the number of residents.regard to the number of residents.