Hateg Geopark Heritage Dinosaurs Romania

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PART III

THE STORY OF MAN

HAEG COUNTRY DINOSAURS GEOPARK


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THE STORY OF

MAN Prehistory and andDacianhistory

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THE HERITAGEOF THE HAEG COUNTRY

The Ha eg Country because of its geographical position, variety of landscapes,climate and natural resources, has created good conditions for human life. Thisexplains the numerous archaeological finds in the region including one of theearliest traces of human life in the region such as the Neanderthal specimensfrom the Ohaba Ponor and Ciclovina caves (-29 milions years with Argon-Argon+/-5%).

In the same region thee were found also traces of and thelocation has revealed also an important set of jewelry, dated at the end of thebronze age beginning of the iron age. The most important artifact belonging tothe bronze age found in the Ha eg Country is a celtic helmet now in AustriaVienna.The Iron Age is well represented in the land, with important settlements foundonthe hillssuchastheonefromSubcetateHill.

Homo sapiens fossilis

The conical bronze helmet with a veryshort neck guard and cheek pieces is verywell preserved. Vestiges of tin on the topare proving that the piece originally had ametal helm crest.A narrow peak guardedthe neck,the cheek pieces are arranged bythree chased bulges covered with bronzesheet on the inner side. The throatbandwas riveted to the ends of the cheek piece.Helmets of this type were worn from theend of the fourth century to the thirdcentury BC, which is according tohistorical tradition the period of theCelticexpansion.


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TheAntichistory of theregionis a mixture of thetwoimportantculturesthathaveinfluenced the region: the Dacians and the Romans. The core of the Dacian statewas situated just some tenthsof kilometersaway from theregion,andthe area hassignificanttracesofthepresenceofthiscivilization.On the other hand, the Romans, after two battles at theTapae pass, wishing toavoid a third conflict have built just outside the pass the colonia Ulpia TraianaSarmizegetusa,which will become the capitol forthe province of Dacia.Thewhole region has tracesof the rich Roman life especially rich rural roman retreatfarms known as Villa Rustica.

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THE STORY OF

MAN MiddleAges - military buildings

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Haeg came into being on the place of the old nucleus of the Dacian state and ofRomanDacia.Sinceitwasfirstmentionedindocumentsin1247,ithasbeenquiteadistinct subprovince, through its social structures that have long been exclusivelyRomanian,as well as through original creations of material culture, with traces thathave been preserved to date. In the 15th century, "the Haeg Country" or districtconsolidated its entity and historical individuality, becoming Transylvania's mainfortress of defense against the Ottoman incursions at a time when the numerous

brave princes and free Romanians there turned into a basic pawn of theTransylvanian armies and of the fortresses on the Southern front of the HungarianKingdom. Witnessing an upsurge and assertion in the time of Ioan of Hunedoara,comingfrom those places and of the big victorious anti-Ottoman battles, the HaegLand has preserved its political-administrative individuality during the MiddleAges, until its old organization was dismantled in mid-19th century. Its humanstructures were always based on the gentry, with a very complicated evolution, veryinterestingforthatmatter.




MAN

Coltului Monastery, raised sometime between the late l4th century and theearly l5th century lies very close to theriverandthe highway.The church standsout through two particular elements:firstly, through the location of the towerover thealtarand secondlythroughthe remains of theinside frescoes.

In the village, you can see one of the newly restored churches ofHateg.Its steeple has preserved its initial l5th century shape and beneath it, inthe tympanon of the entrance to the nave, there is the most remarkabletestimony of frescoes in the same perimeter. Ostrov also stands out through itsoriginal cemetery fence. Originally, it was made up of nearly 300 Roman stonesof alltypes,arrangedin a genuine uniqueprotoexhibit.

Ostrov

Densus is only twokilometers away. Its name will always be linked to oneof theRomanian churches turned into a myth. Hardly when you are in front of it doall the stories seem true: a surprising architectonic plane, minutely achieved,with an extravagant ingeniousness and fantasy, which could only have beendisplayed by a widely traveled and experienced, but extremely spontaneouscraftsman. Densus must have been built in the 13th century, probably growinginto a small family monastery in the l5th century. The church is one of thosemonuments about which you can always discover something new andwonderful.

Snpetru is situated about half-way between Ru de Mori and SntamarieOrlea. The Romanian church there, which goes back to the l4-15th centuries,has two noteworthy portals. Its Western faade looks like a small exhibit ofreusedRomanpieces.

The parish church was built in the late 13th century. Itsinterior was painted around 1311,displaying some of the most beautifulfrescoes in Southern Transylvania.In the 15th century, more frescoes of a clearEastern origin were added to its altar. This interior mix makes the church inSntamarie one of the most original medieval monuments in the whole ofTransylvania, where the Catholic and the Orthodox denominations have

coexisted in a surprising synthesis. What is important is still the fact that in1447,the locality was donated to the Cndea family in Ru de Mori, whoseproperty it was up to the modern epoch. At the moment, the church is one ofthevery fewProtestantchurches in theHa eg Country.

Sntamarie Orlea

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THE STORY OF

MAN Frommodernhistory till today

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Haeg came into being on the place of the old nucleus of the Dacian state and ofRomanDacia.Sinceitwasfirstmentionedindocumentsin1247,ithasbeenquiteadistinct subprovince, through its social structures that have long been exclusivelyRomanian,as well as through original creations of material culture, with traces thathave been preserved to date. In the 15th century, "the Haeg Country" or districtconsolidated its entity and historical individuality, becoming Transylvania's mainfortress of defense against the Ottoman incursions at a time when the numerous

brave princes and free Romanians there turned into a basic pawn of theTransylvanian armies and of the fortresses on the Southern front of the HungarianKingdom. Witnessing an upsurge and assertion in the time of Ioan of Hunedoara,comingfrom those places and of the big victorious anti-Ottoman battles, the HaegLand has preserved its political-administrative individuality during the MiddleAges, until its old organization was dismantled in mid-19th century. Its humanstructures were always based on the gentry, with a very complicated evolution, veryinterestingforthatmatter.




MAN


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