Historical Records Reveal the Bitter Truth About 17th-Century Transylvania's Climate
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Historical records reveal the bitter truth about 17th-century Transylvania's climate
For roughly five centuries from about 1300, Europe experienced periods of unusually cold weather and extreme conditions collectively known as the Little Ice Age. Transylvania, a historical region in modern-day Romania, was also affected, but information about just how severe things were had been scattered in old town records, church logs, travelogs and administrative and monastic diaries.
In Europe, the 17th century was a period of significant climatic and social challenges, which marked the Maunder Minimum, the period of the Little Ice Age.
Historical documents reveal the climate of Transylvania in the 17th century, when the region was affected by 55 extremely harsh winters. A study based on hundreds of old reports shows that extreme weather phenomena contributed to famine, epidemics and food prices.
The climate fluctuations of the Little Ice Age in the Transylvanian Principality were reconstructed through a systematic analysis of historical records, chronicles and diaries, writes mult-kor.hu. In addition to identifying meteorological anomalies, the research team from the University of Oradea also examined the economic and social consequences of harsh weather during one of the most turbulent centuries of the early modern era.
Old chronicles show how harsh winters and floods deepened hunger and disease in 17th century Transylvania | Archaeology News Online Magazine
Researchers in Romania rebuilt the weather of 17th century Transylvania by reading what people wrote down back then. A team from the University of Oradea gathered 937 weather accounts from 68 towns and regions. The sources included chronicles, diaries, church notes and letters, written in Hungarian, German, Latin, Slavic languages and Turkish. The study came […]
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