Mărginimea Sibiului
The Mărginimea Sibiului (or shortened: Mărginime ), Hungarian Szeben-Hegyalja ( German about “ Hermannstädter Randgebiet ”) is an ethnographically important region in Transylvania , south and southwest of Hermannstadt ( Sibiu ) in the Sibiu district.
location
The region between the Zoodt ( Sadu ) and the Schwarzbach ( Râul Săcel ) is located at the foot of the Zibins Mountains ( Munții Cindrel ). Although in the direct vicinity of the formerly largely Transylvanian Saxon settlements in the north, the Mărginimea Sibiului is one of the most traditional Romanian areas of the country.
The Transylvanian Saxon town of Talmesch ( Tălmaciu ) can be seen as an exception , which is why many locals do not count it as part of the Mărginime.
The localities in the Mărginimea Sibiului
The following localities are generally included in the Mărginimea Sibiului:
romanian name | German name | Hungarian name |
---|---|---|
Boița | Ox village | Bojca |
Sadu | Zoodt | Cód |
Râu Sadului | Calibashes | Riuszád |
Tălmaciu | Talmesch | Nagytalmács |
Tălmacel | Klein-Talmesch | Kistalmács |
Rășinari | City village or Reschinar | Resinár |
Poplaca | Gunzendorf | Popláka |
Gura Râului | Auendorf or Guraro | Guraró |
Orlat | Winsberg | Orlát |
Fântânele (formerly Cacova ) | Krebsbach | Szebenkákova |
Sibiel | Budenbach | Szibiel |
Vale | Grabendorf | Vále |
Sălişte | Großdorf or Selischte | Szelistye |
Galeș | Gallusdorf | Szebengálos |
Tilișca | Telic | Tilicske |
Rod | Rodt | Ród |
Poiana Sibiului | Flußau | Polyan |
Jina | Schinna | Zsinna |
Mărginime in the broader sense
Occasionally, the towns of Cisnădie ( Heltau ), Cisnădioara ( Michelsberg ), Mohu ( Moichen ), Veștem ( west ), Bungard ( Baumgarten ), Șelimbăr ( Schellenberg ), Cristian ( Großau ) and Săcel ( Schwarzwasser ) to the north are also counted to the region.
History and culture
In Tilişca, the remains of a Dacian fortress were uncovered, so that it can be assumed that the area was inhabited since the earliest times.
The village of Răşinari was mentioned in a document in 1204 - as the first of the settlements in the Mărginime. Similar to the " Fagaras Country" ( Ţara Făgăraşului , now largely in Braşov County ), were the mărginimea sibiului parts over the centuries occasionally to the Voivod of Wallachia (z. B. in the 14th and 15th centuries to Mircea I of Wallachia ) forgive.
An upswing in cultural life was brought about by the fact that many Romanians belonged to the Greek Catholic denomination, which was advantageous during the Habsburg era , and later by the establishment of Romanian Orthodox church buildings sponsored by Joseph II . (See: Selection of Distinctive Personalities )
Characteristic for the region are the village architecture as well as the rural customs and the traditional costumes, which differ depending on the locality, but mostly only in black and white .
The people
The inhabitants of the Mărginimea Sibiului traditionally dealt mainly with sheep breeding and wood processing . Due to the geographical location and the shepherd existence, a continuous connection to the Romanian south ( Wallachia ) was ensured.
Selection of distinctive personalities
- Axente Banciu (1875–1959), writer and journalist from Sălişte
- Emil Cioran (1911–1995), philosopher and writer from Răşinari
- Aurel Decei (1905–1976), historian from Gura Râului
- Onisifor Ghibu (1883–1972), school reformer from Sălişte
- Octavian Goga (1881-1938), poet and politician from Răşinari
- Ioan Ilcuşu (1883-1977), Romanian Defense Minister from 1939 to 1940, from Răşinari
- Victor Iuliu (1912–1968), director from Sălişte
- Ioan Lupaş (1890-1967), historian from Sălişte
- Dumitru Marcu (1884–1942), architect from Sălişte
- Inocențiu Micu-Klein (1692–1768), theologian and politician from Sadu
- Samuil Micu-Klein (1745–1806), theologian and philosopher from Sadu
- Ilarie Mitrea (1842–1904), doctor and explorer on behalf of the Dutch Navy, from Rășinari
- Ioan Moga (1902–1950), historian from Sălişte
- Nicolae Oancea (1907–1973), publicist from Sălişte
- Andrei Oțetea (1894–1977), historian from Sibiel
- Picu Pătruț (1818–1873), writer and visual artist from Sălişte
- Ioan Piuariu-Molnar (1749–1815), linguist from Sadu
- Daniil Popovici Barcianu (1847–1900), politician from Rășinari
- Dionisie Romano (1805–1873), theologian and politician from Sălişte
- Dumitru Roşca (1895–1980), philosopher from Sălişte
Web links
- Multilingual Hermannstädter Heimatkunde homepage ( Memento from March 13, 2001 in the Internet Archive )
- The homepage of the Sibiu County Council
literature
- Working group for Transylvanian cultural studies e. V. (ed.), Travel Guide Siebenbürgen , Thaur bei Innsbruck 1993
- Mișinger, Cornel, Monografia satului Fântânele (Cacova) din Mărginimea Sibiului, Casa de Presă și Editură Tribuna, Sibiu, 2006, ISBN 973-7749-11-1 .
- Victor Voicu-Vedea, Ioan Părean, Mărginimea Sibiului. Ghid de turism rural , Editura Salgo, Sibiu, 2008, ISBN 978-973-88687-7-9 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Marginimea Sibiului ( Memento of March 13, 2001 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- ↑ Information from the Sibiu County Council on the ethnographic structure ( Memento of March 14, 2008 in the Internet Archive )