Predeal, Autumn 1916: A heroic site Cover Image

Predealul eroic din toamna anului 1916
Predeal, Autumn 1916: A heroic site

Author(s): Nicolae Petrescu
Subject(s): History
Published by: MUZEUL NAȚIONAL DE ISTORIE A ROMÂNIEI
Keywords: Predeal; 1916-1918; Bucegi mountains; Prahova river; World War I

Summary/Abstract: Predeal lies close to the source of the Prahova river, on the former border once separating southern Romania and Transylvania. An old-age commercial and strategic settlement, archaeologically traceable as far back as the Bronze Age, the place has of late become a fashionable mountain resort which boasts swarms of holiday-makers the year round. Predeal was quite an eventful site during World War I , thus confirming the strategic importance of its position at moments of historical unrest. A brief survey of what happened there in the hot autumn of 1916 will give us a notion of how complex and contradictory the destination of certain localities can be.

  • Issue Year: 1/2001
  • Issue No: 13
  • Page Range: 256-259
  • Page Count: 4
  • Language: Romanian