An Assessment of the Saxon Cultural Heritage by Other Cohabiting Ethnic Groups in Southern Transylvania
An Assessment of the Saxon Cultural Heritage by Other Cohabiting Ethnic Groups in Southern Transylvania

Summary/Abstract: Transylvania, the biggest historical province of Romania, located in the center of the country, is remarkable for its great cultural diversity. On this territory, several ethnic groups lived in harmony for several centuries, three of them with a significant population: Romanians, (Transylvanian) Saxons, and Hungarians. A special peculiarity of this multi-ethnic community consists of the fact that the three ethnic groups did not form territorial enclaves, but lived together, while preserving their cultural identity and traditions. Our survey is focused on these multi-ethnic communities in southern Transylvania, especially in the counties of Braºov and Sibiu. Presently they benefit from a valuable cultural heritage. The purpose of our research was to assess the Saxons’ cultural heritage in relation to the cohabiting population (lpc). The results of the survey revealed the fact that the Saxons’ cultural heritage is positively appreciated by the lpc, being assigned a various range of cultural values. The positive appreciation the Saxon cultural patrimony presently enjoys indicates that the lpc do not relate to another set of values closer to the times they live in, being deeply attached to the local environment.

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