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- Title
The Relation of Noble Residences and Market Towns in the Region of the Timiş Plain in the 15<sup>th</sup>-16<sup>th</sup> Centuries.
- Authors
KOPECZNY, ZSUZSANNA
- Abstract
In our short overview we wanted to take a look at the association of noble residences mentioned as castellum in the medieval charters and the settlements found nearby. It is a general phenomenon throughout the Kingdom of Hungary and beyond: from the 15th century onwards noblemen preferred fortified residences located near settlements, instead of the more isolated mountaintop forts. Scholars have already debated the subject of this relationship and tried to answer the question whether the presence of residences stimulated the development of settlements to the rank of market towns or rather already existing market towns attracted landlords to take up residence there. On account of the lack of charters referring to the region of the Timiş Plain, the question of anteriority cannot be easily cleared. It is however evident that the landlord had the interest to contribute to the development of the settlements he owned. Rich market towns also represented important assets to the economy of the estates. In the Timiş Plain the majority of market towns were so-called residential settlements and also played the role of estate administration centers.
- Subjects
CHARTERS; MOUNTAINTOP removal mining; MARKET towns; CITIES &; towns; LANDLORD-tenant relations; HISTORY
- Publication
Transylvanian Review, 2017, Vol 26, p137
- ISSN
1221-1249
- Publication type
Article