Селища и селищна мрежа в Лудогорието през ХІІІ–ХV век. Сведения и проблеми
Settlements and settlement networks in Ludogorie region in the 13th–15th centuries: records and problems

Summary/Abstract: The present work aims to trace the problems around the settlements and the settlement network in the Ludogorie region in the 13th–15th centuries and the evidence about them. The subject is closely related to the population – its nationality, migration and way of life. Questions are put, which answers are sought in different sources – written, archaeological and ethnographic. The survey is based on detailed information on the specific settlements, as far as such exists. Evidence in documents from the Ottoman period is also taken into account. The varied types of sources show that life on the territory of today’s Ludogorie was very dynamic. Apparently the area was less populated than other parts of the Bulgarian lands. Nevertheless, its inhabitants from the 13th–15th centuries had left traces of their existence. Future studies can provide more information about the type of settlements, nationality and density of the settlement network.

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