Vlachs in the Lowland Areas: Between the Bükk Mountains and the Tisza River in the 15th Century
by Jarosław Buniowski
Abstract
Although mountains and submontane areas were the main territories of development for the Wallachian colonization, the Vlachs would also appear in the lowland areas, situated further away from the mountains. The presence of Vlachs in the valley between the Bükk Mountains and the Tisza River in the 15th c. is an example of this phenomenon. Economic solutions they applied, based on pastoralism, allowed them to populate the areas which were difficult to reach and to diversify the agricultural model of the village. The aim of the article is to examine the Vlachs’ presence between the Bükk Mountains and the Tisza River in the 15th c., with a particular attention paid to the reasons of their appearance in the region, the course, and the e ffects of their stay. Archive and printeddocuments from that period are the fundamental sources for his work. The researchresults indicate that the Vlachs’ se ttlement in the examined area was the result of theking’s initiative, manifested in privileges, while their presence, although it faded awayforwards the end of the 15th c., had an impact on the shape of the region’s economy.
Keywords: Vlachs, Bükk Mountains, Tisza River, colonization, settlement, pastoralism
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