List Of German Utopian Communities
German utopian communities are historic intentional communities that were formed in wake of various social movements from the mid-19th century until the 1930s. Estimates show that around 100 communities were created between 1918 and 1933, but data is unreliable. Although communities were ideologically diverse, they shared a common sense of mission as role models for German society at large. Background The settlement movement was party inspired by romanticized ideas of agriculture, which had been popular since antiquity, such as Arcadia (utopia), Arcadia and the Garden of Eden. It was also influenced by land reforms caused by population boom, urbanization and ensuing poverty. Due to technological, medical and agricultural advances, the population of the European continent doubled during the 19th century, from approximately 200 million to more than 400 million. Approximately 70 million people European emigration#History, emigrated from Europe, with most History of immigration ...
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