Ciubotă, Viorel (szerk.): Patrimoniu multietnic (Satu Mare, 2009)

good wines even nowadays, and vine growing in raising standards.

Located in an area of European cultural and linguistic interferences, spreading today on the territory of two countries, namely Romania and Ukraine, the former Ugocea county contains the dowry of our cultural, artistic, religious and touristy heritage. This region can be proud of its wonderful places with simple people, warm in heart, open and kind, leading us to places with rich history. We can trace the progress and continuity of Christianity, enjoy special moments of relaxation offered by the thermal healing waters, the energizing lakes and forests. The original culture of these places is marked by the multi-ethnic composition of the population. Traditions and customs of Romanians, Ukrainians, Hungarians and Schwabs live in harmony. There are annual festivals and events that come to highlight the traditions of these places. Villages impress through architecture and history, as well as through the beauty of nature.

Traces of medieval architecture, both the lay and the religious, are visible throughout the former county of Ugocea. Defence fortifications were built on heights. Castles and curies of the nobles were built in the center of the settlements, in the later

Peisaj Ugocea Пейзаж - Угоча Ugocsa vidéki látkép Ugocea landscape

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