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Réf.
41399
Type
conference item
Titre
The spirit of the transilvanian fortified churches... The people have left, their buildings remain
Langues
English
Auteurs
Szaktilla, Sebastian
Date
2008
Pages
10 p.
Titre de conférence
16th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium: ‘Finding the spirit of place – between the tangible and the intangible’
Lieu de conférence
Quebec, Canada
Date de conférence
29 sept – 4 oct 2008
Mots-clés
fortified architecture / churches / spirit of place / heritage at risk / threats / conservation of historic monuments / causes of deterioration / historic buildings / places of religion and ritual
Pays mentionnés
Romania
Monuments et sites
Transylvania, Romania
N° Patrimoine mondial
596
Résumé en anglais
The fortified churches of the ´Transilvanian Saxons´ inRomania are unique due to their typological variety, their number and
due to their historical importance. After centuries of a changefulhistory, almost all of the saxons left Romania to Germany after the fall
of Ceaucescu´s regime to find a new home in the land were they camefrom 850 years ago. 16 years after this exodus the fortified churches,
beeing not maintained are decaying more and more. The newinhabitants of the former saxon villages have their own churches and
do not care for the churches of other confessions. But not only thechurches are threatened, as also the facades of the peasants houses are
beeing changed following the ideals of their new owners.
due to their historical importance. After centuries of a changefulhistory, almost all of the saxons left Romania to Germany after the fall
of Ceaucescu´s regime to find a new home in the land were they camefrom 850 years ago. 16 years after this exodus the fortified churches,
beeing not maintained are decaying more and more. The newinhabitants of the former saxon villages have their own churches and
do not care for the churches of other confessions. But not only thechurches are threatened, as also the facades of the peasants houses are
beeing changed following the ideals of their new owners.
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