Neighbourhood Relationships between German Ethnic Groups from Romania. Case study: The Zipsers from Vişeu de Sus, Maramureş County

Ioana SCRIDON1
1 Babeş-Bolyai University, Faculty of Geography, Centre for Research on Settlements and Urbanism, Cluj-Napoca, ROMANIA
E-mail: ioana.scridon@ubbcluj.ro
Pages: 51-56

Abstract. The purpose of this project is to describe the actual neighbourhood of this place and to investigate the relationships between the Zipser community and the neighbourhood. The Zipser Neighbourhood is part of Vişeu de Sus town, Maramureş County. It has been built in the 18th century by German ethnic groups and by Zipsers. The orderly organization and the rigorous work of these groups allowed the town to keep up its texture until nowadays. The neighbourhood looks like a compact parceling situated in the northern part of the Vişeu and Vaser rivers’ confluence. The Zipserei’s architecture promotes the idea of creating a central entity, thus understanding the development as a functional neighbourhood.

K e y w o r d s:  neighbourhood, zipser community, ethnical group, Vișeu de Sus Town