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Location Patterns of Small Sacral Architecture in Rural Landscapes – Case Studies from Eastern Slovakia

KRISTIÁNOVÁ, K. JASZCZAK, A. ILLÉŠ, J.

Original Title

Location Patterns of Small Sacral Architecture in Rural Landscapes – Case Studies from Eastern Slovakia

Type

conference paper

Language

English

Original Abstract

Specific locations of small objects of sacral architecture in the landscape represent both tangible and intangible values, which are the result of long-lasting ties between man society and the landscape. The objects of small sacral architecture, small chapels, statues of saints, crucifixes, small belfries or other typological forms of small sacral objects, are located at specific places, important sites linked to the life of local inhabitants, on places with good visibility and accessibility, for example along roads, at crossroads, at borders of settlements, field boundaries, or elevated locations, determining compositional linkages in space. We have examined the location patterns of objects of small sacral architecture in rural landscapes of Eastern Slovakia, in selected cadastral areas of village settlements in the district Vranov nad Toplou, in the Presov region. The results of the research show that most of the locations in the open landscape outside of the built-up area of settlements are the road-side locations along currently used roads or along the field roads and abandoned former roads which in the past connected the villages. Only a few are found on sites near springs of mineral water, or on elevated top-hill position. Within the built-up areas of settlements, the most of objects of small sacral architecture are located in the private fenced spaces of front gardens; only a few are located in public space. Many objects of small sacral architecture are abandoned, vanish from the rural landscape, deteriorate and fall into decay. The reinvention of their values and their valorization will help to preserve the character and traditional local identity of rural cultural landscapes.

Keywords

sacral architecture; rural landscape

Authors

KRISTIÁNOVÁ, K.; JASZCZAK, A.; ILLÉŠ, J.

Released

19. 6. 2020

Publisher

IOP Publishing

Location

Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC

ISBN

1757-8981

Periodical

IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering

Year of study

960

Number

022013

State

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Pages from

1

Pages to

6

Pages count

6

URL

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/960/2/022013/pdf

BibTex

@inproceedings{BUT176926,
  author="KRISTIÁNOVÁ, K. and JASZCZAK, A. and ILLÉŠ, J.",
  title="Location Patterns of Small Sacral Architecture in Rural Landscapes – Case Studies from Eastern Slovakia",
  booktitle="5TH WORLD MULTIDISCIPLINARY CIVIL ENGINEERING-ARCHITECTURE-URBAN PLANNING SYMPOSIUM (WMCAUS)",
  year="2020",
  series="IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering",
  journal="IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering",
  volume="960",
  number="022013",
  pages="1--6",
  publisher="IOP Publishing",
  address="Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC",
  doi="10.1088/1757-899X/960/2/022013",
  issn="1757-8981",
  url="https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/960/2/022013/pdf"
}

Documents

Kristianova_2020_IOP_Conf._Ser.__Mater._Sci._Eng._960_022013.pdf