Регионални типове на традиционната народна дървена къща
On the Original Typology of the Traditional Wooden House

Summary/Abstract: The national wooden house of the 17th to the 19th century is a unique and interesting phenomenon. A study of it brings to light new data not only about its architectural history, but also about Bulgarian ethnography, about the way of life, the traditions of architecture and construction, culture, mores and customs of the Bulgarian people. Questions concerning the territorial spread and forms of the individual groups of these houses within the boundaries of Bulgaria are dealt within this study. On the basis of the terrain (for the present studies cannot be carried out in those parts of the Bulgarian historical and ethnic territory which are outside the State frontiers) and of archive documents, the national wooden house is systematized in five large geographical regions. The study examines houses widespread in the Eastern Stara Planina (Bulgarians call the Balkan Range Stara Planina = the Old Mountain) and the typological groups formed there (the Zheravna house, the Starareka house, a transitional one, and the Yablanov house, also a transitional form). An attempt has been made in the study to examine the models preserved to this day in individual towns and villages in their architectural-artistic and plan development. The common features which characterize the houses of every type are indicated.

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