Hayrack

This article is about a drying rack. For the animal feeding device, see Hay rack. For a hayrack ride, usually called a hayride, see Hayride.
The Simončič Hayrack: a roofed double hayrack in Bistrica

A hayrack (Slovene: kozolec) is a freestanding vertical drying rack found chiefly in Slovenia. Hayracks are permanent structures, primarily made of wood, upon which fodder for animals is dried, although their use is not limited to drying hay.[1] Other foodstuffs such as field maize are dried on them as well. Although it is a practical structure, a hayrack is often artistically designed and handcrafted and is regarded by Slovenes as a distinctive form of vernacular architecture that marks Slovene identity.[1]

  1. ^ a b Applegate, Toby Martin (2008). "he Kozolec: Material Culture, Identity, and Social Practice in Slovenia". Master's Thesis, University of Tennessee. Trace.tennessee.edu.