Építészeti örökség, értékvédelem, közösségépítés Torockón
Architectural Heritage, Value Protection, and Community Building in Rimetea

Summary/Abstract: The cultural value and natural beauty of Rimetea establishes the town as an outstanding place among the settlements of Transylvania. Surrounded by high rocky peaks, the village is located in one of the narrow valleys that are parallel with the course of the Arieº river. The development of iron mining and manufacture determined the history of the valley between the late 14th century and the late 19th century. The settlement was considerably rebuilt after the devastation by the fire in 1870. The representative, classicist or eclectic ornamented, white buildings form the most unspoiled vernacular site of the region. The richness of this architecture, rough iron locks, door handles, window grids, painted traditional furniture, local embroidery, and colourful folk costumes reflects the flourishing period of Rimetea, that was reached by the second half of the 19th century. A few well preserved 18th-century miners’ houses and early and late 19th-century rural buildings also carry significant architectural value. In order to maintain the architectural heritage of Rimetea, the Transylvania Trust launched a conservation project in 1996, founded by the Budapest 5th District Municipality. As a result, a large number of historic buildings have already been restored.

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