Some geographic remarks regarding the emergence of the medieval towns in Central Moldavia Cover Image

Considerații geografice privind geneza orașului medieval în Moldova Centrală
Some geographic remarks regarding the emergence of the medieval towns in Central Moldavia

Author(s): Cătălin Iulian Hriban
Subject(s): History, Archaeology, Comparative history, Economic history, Local History / Microhistory, Middle Ages
Published by: Editura Academiei Române
Keywords: Medieval town; historical geography; early modern cartography; Medieval Moldavia;

Summary/Abstract: The emergence and evolution of medieval towns and cities in the central region of Moldavia has its peculiarities, which are mainly due to location, acces to resources and ease of communication. All of these may be explained either by geographical settings or by historical constraints shaped by geography and topography. The paper summarizes the main issues that can be approached from the point of view of historical geography, wiz. medievalsources (narrative and cartographical, including explanations of this process, as given by early authors) and primary utilizations of geographical data in establishing patterns of emergence and evolution of medieval Moldavian towns.

  • Issue Year: 41/2018
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 111-140
  • Page Count: 29
  • Language: English, Romanian