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- Title
Few thoughts regarding the demographic dynamic of Wallachia main cities (16<sup>th</sup>-17<sup>th</sup> centuries).
- Authors
Grigor, Diana
- Abstract
Regarding the most important towns in 16th century from Wallachia we don't have much demographic information and for the 17th century, it is mostly based on foreign travelers' reports. Documentary information from the 17th-18th centuries provides a somewhat richer perspective on the demography of Wallachia compared to the previous period. Even if the available data do not allow a precise estimate of the inhabitant's number in the region between the Carpathians and the Danube, we can nevertheless observe that the towns in Wallachia were wide and their population was not very numerous. The town's population could fluctuate temporarily, increasing during periodic fairs that attracted foreign merchants and inhabitants from the surrounding areas, or decreasing due to negative demographic factors such as armed invasions, periods of drought and famine, epidemics or locust invasions. These factors had a negative impact on the population of the country and, by extension, of the cities. In Wallachia, the urban population was diverse in terms of the origins and occupations of its inhabitants. Documents mention, as early as the 15th century, the significant presence of foreign merchants settled in the southern Carpathian towns. Unfortunately, the lack of precise data on the number, density and structure of the population, as well as demographic fluctuations, prevents us from accurately reconstructing the demographic landscape of Wallachia during the 16th-17th centuries.
- Subjects
WALLACHIA; CITY dwellers; CITIES &; towns; INTERNATIONAL visitors; FIFTEENTH century; SIXTEENTH century; DROUGHTS
- Publication
Annales d'Université 'Valahia' Târgoviste. Section d'Archéologie et d'Histoire, 2023, Vol 25, p197
- ISSN
1584-1855
- Publication type
Article