TOPONIMIA ȚĂRII HAȚEGULUI. O ABORDARE ISTORICO-GEOGRAFICĂ
Theodor Cepraga1
1Universitatea din București, Facultatea de Geografie,
Bd. Nicolae Bălcescu, nr. 1, sector 1, București. e-mail:
theo_cepraga@yahoo.com
Abstract: The toponymy of Țara Hațegului. An historical-geographical
approach. The study aims to analyse the toponymy of Țara Hațegului using the
historical-geographical point of view. After considering the works elaborated by
linguists, historians and geographers, the article concentrates on the
establishing of relevant toponymical categories in order to highlight the
particularities of the space. Each and every category is analysed with the help
of GIS and some cartographical representations. The spatial distribution and the
regional importance of the place names, together with their particularities are
being explained thereafter. An emphasis is put on the most numerous toponyms,
like the ones which describe the surrounding environment of the village or the
anthroponyms. The place names modified by the authorities and the toponyms for
which no explanation is known are also discussed. Finally, the paper explains
the importance of the toponymy in researching the geographies of the past and as
a heritage asset.
Keywords: toponymy, geographical method, toponymical categories,
cartography, Țara Hațegului
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