Subtitle:

Acta Poloniae Historica T. 132 (2025), Local Communities in Austria-Hungary and Beyond ; Local Communities in Austria-Hungary and Beyond

Institutional creator:

Fundacja Instytutu Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk ; Polska Akademia Nauk, Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla ; Polska Akademia Nauk. Komitet Nauk Historycznych

Contributor:

Instytut Historii Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Publisher:

Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk ; Fundacja Instytutu Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Place of publishing:

Warszawa

Description:

p. 51-76

Abstract:

The communities of the Transylvanian Saxons represented a distinct feature of the Transylvanian space and played a major role in the region’s socio-cultural and economic development. This community faced an enormous challenge following the end of the Great War, when Transylvania, formerly part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, was incorporated into Greater Romania (1918). This study employs a case analysis of four Saxon rural communities from Transylvania to reveal the ‘voices’ of some key social actors in village life, namely the priests. Their considerations, preserved in the so-called memorial books [Gedenkbücher] of the Lutheran parishes, provide valuable insights into the various events that affected the communities under their pastoral care. More specifically, this study investigates how the Saxons responded to the realities of the new state and the challenges posed by legislative changes, and how they adapted to the new political system. The research draws on data collected from Gedenkbücher spanning the first decade following the Great Union, specifically from the villages of Alţâna, Cârţa, Pianu de Jos, and Hamba, which were predominantly German at the time. Employing the case study methodology, this research examines the social, economic, and political dimensions of rural Saxon communities, with particular emphasis on the practices associated with the political integration of their members.

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Relation:

Acta Poloniae Historica

Volume:

132

Start page:

51

End page:

76

Detailed Resource Type:

Article : original article

Format:

application/octet-stream

Resource Identifier:

oai:rcin.org.pl:248142 ; 2450-8462 ; 0001-6829 ; 10.12775/APH.2025.132.03

Source:

IH PAN, sygn. A.295/132 Podr. ; click here to follow the link

Language:

eng

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution BY 4.0 license

Terms of use:

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Digitizing institution:

Institute of History of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Institute of History PAS

Projects co-financed by:

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Access:

Open