On some Google Earth sattelite Images discovered on the Arad County seat (the Zărand Mountains and the Lipova plateau) Cover Image

Cu privire la câteva imagini satelitare Google Earth de pe teritoriul judeţului Arad (munţii Zărandului şi nordul podişului Lipovei)
On some Google Earth sattelite Images discovered on the Arad County seat (the Zărand Mountains and the Lipova plateau)

Author(s): Eugen D. Pădurean
Subject(s): History, Archaeology, Local History / Microhistory, 17th Century, 18th Century, 19th Century
Published by: Editura Mega Print SRL
Keywords: GE sattelite images; rectangular structures; clay fortifications; The Zărand mountains; the Lipova plateau; toponymy – Cetatea veche; Grădişte; Jidovini;

Summary/Abstract: The author refers to some Google Earth sattelite images observed in the area of the Zărand Mountains (5) and one South of the Mureş river. These are rectangular clay structures (Șiria – Cetatea Veche/ The Old Fortress, Măderat – Între vii/ Among the Vineyards, Nadăş- Tabăra/ The Camp, Văsoaia – Jidovina) – all in the Zărand Mountains and Valea Mare – Măgura, Săvârşin town, visible on the first high parts of the Lipova plateau. A clay structure different in form – spool – was noticed at Minişul de Sus (Zărand Mountains). The author believes that these clay structures, clay, and wood fortifications belong to different historical periods. The reson for supporting his theory is provided by the local native toponymy distorted by the transcript of Austrian cartographers in the 17th–19th centuries. On-site investigations the objectives under discussion are regarded as necessary.

  • Issue Year: 1/2024
  • Issue No: 34
  • Page Range: 151-163
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Romanian
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