Între hotare. Influențe din sudul și nordul Carpaților în arhitectura Branului de Sus
In-between borders. Influences from the Southern and Northern side of the Carpathians in the Upper Bran architecture
Author(s): Ana Jantea, Ștefan BâliciSubject(s): Cultural history, Architecture, Local History / Microhistory, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure , Vocational Education, Higher Education
Published by: Editura Universitară „Ion Mincu”
Keywords: borders; mountains; colibași; transhumant pastoralism; migration; trading;
Summary/Abstract: For almost 150 years the Upper Bran area found itself between the boundaries of Valahia and Habsburg Empire. The urbarial rules, introduced together with the integration of Transylvania into the Empire (1691) divide the villages from Bran area into two subunits: underneath the customs (Sohodol, Predeal and Poarta) and from upside the customs (Moieciu Inferior, Moieciu Superior, Șimon, Șirnea and Peștera). This division is a consequence of the border guarding on a lower alignment, with customs point at Bran, and not on the official line, fixed on the watershed of the Carpathians. Hence, the Upper Bran freedom in relation with the authority led to influences in architecture, customs and traditions from the Habsburg Empire as well as from the Valachian part.
Journal: CSAV Journal
- Issue Year: 2018
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 135-165
- Page Count: 30
- Language: English, Romanian
