Țara Amlașului

Map showing Țara Amlașului to the left and the much bigger Țara Făgărașului to the right

Țara Amlașului (also Țara Amnașului; German: Hamlescher Lehen) was a possession of the voivodes of Wallachia in Transylvania, then part of the Kingdom of Hungary. Wallachian voivodes are first attested as possessing part of the villages of Țara Amlașului in 1366 during Vladislav I's reign, and their possession of the whole territory lasted until 1467, when it was expropriated by Hungary.[1]

Țara Amlașului was located in the south of Transylvania, in the area of the Cindrel and Lotru mountains and the lowlands to the north. It comprised eight villages: Aciliu, Amlaș (the area's center, now called Amnaș), Cacova (now Fântânele), Galeș, Săliște, Sibiel, Tilișca and Vale.[1]

Țara Amlașului was included in Mircea the Elder's lengthy title mentioning all the possessions over which he held control. The title described him as the herțeg or duke of the territory. Mircea was a Wallachian voivoide under whom Wallachia reached its maximum territorial extension.[2]

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References

  1. ^ a b Pavel, Horațiu; Barta, András (2006). "The evolution of the settlements system in the Amlaș County / Evoluția sistemului de așezări al Țării Amlașului". Forum geografic. Studii și cercetări de geografie și protecția mediului (in English and Romanian). 5 (5). University of Craiova: 162–168.
  2. ^ Iancu, Mariana (31 January 2023). "Mircea cel Bătrân, ultimul suveran care a domnit până la "marea cea mare". După moartea sa, ținutul a devenit pașalâc turcesc". Adevărul (in Romanian).