Alma Vii, Transylvania - The Transylvanian Saxons

Film realizat în cadrul proiectului "Centrul de interpretare a culturii tradiţionale Alma Vii - Reabilitarea și refuncţionalizarea incintei fortificate", inițiat de către Fundația Mihai Eminescu Trust (MET) în parteneriat cu Institutul Norvegian pentru Cercetarea Patrimoniului Cultural (NIKU) și finanțat în cadrul Programului PA16/RO12, Conservarea și Revitalizarea Patrimoniului Cultural și Natural.
Scenariul si regia: Florin Iepan
Camera: Rafael Vasilcin, Vali Solomie, Imi Szabo, Tudor Porumb
Montaj: Calin Meda
Grafica: Calin Constantin
Subtitrari: Imi Szabo
Traduceri segmente: David Gabriel Meda
Filmari aeriene biserici fortificate: Deak Zsolt
Asistent productie in locatie: Mircea Novac
Asistent productie: Daniel Murarescu
Consultanti: Alexandru Neagu, Teodora Borghoff
Producator executiv : Calin Meda

[@thestreamoflife1124]

Excellent documentary about my people

[@victorrock1997]

All the best and much respect! Your cultural and historical heritage is very much respected by many Romanians from Transylvania and Bukovina! Alles Gute!

[@victorrock1997]

The Transylvanian Saxons were, generally, very good people, very civilised, very well mannered, very thorough, very supportive in times of trouble, and nice or at worse neutral with other ethnic groups in Transylvania along the passing of time. The German minority in Romania generally is like that (and Germans in general are exactly like that, I know very well from my personal experience both in Romania and abroad). I know because I had good to very good experiences with Germans from Romania and abroad. Last but not least, Transylvanian Saxons also have a very good regional cuisine! Very delicious traditional dishes... almost addictive I dare say, if you're not on a moderate diet, hehe. All the best and plenty of success! Alles Gute!

[@reddixdebbix6540]

Thank you so much for ypur kind words. Greetings from a transilvanion saxon ❤

[@annakasper8574]

I was just scrolling around and suddenly seeing my granpa on the thumbnail haha

[@goldpaulike5304]

Lol

[@musicandcoffee2853]

That was a great history lesson on the Saxons. I really enjoy all of the videos and I'm always learning from them, thank you!

[@Dagsschiller]

I think the Belmont family from the Castlevania series were probably transylvanian saxons xD

[@radrobb7705]

My grandfather was saxon or german and sister of my granfather is in germany.

[@0sarah0911]

we have a sort of Transylvanian saxon "community" here in ohio, usa but its very small and unorganized

[@wererabbit63]

bruised leg I’m descended from Transylvanian -Saxon Lutherans who immigrated to Cleveland at the turn of the 20th century.

[@cors2526]

I am descended from Transylvanian Saxons/Romanians who lived in Ohio as well!

[@0sarah0911]

There is the Alliance for Transylvanian Saxons with several chapters throughout the midwest. my mother, grandmother, great grandmother and finally my Saxon ancestor great great grandmother were members. Its cool there are others out there :)

[@0sarah0911]

I’m not a member because they are right wing Nazi apologists. There are even Nazis in this comment section. Over 90% of Transylvanian Saxon men who were able volunteered to join the Nazis during WW2. So um, I’m sort of conflicted in embracing this culture as my own.

[@Thomas_Bergel]

@@0sarah0911 To be fair it was more like „volunteered“

[@leornendeealdenglisc]

Thank you for sharing this.

[@ekesandras1481]

Din pacate domnul Philippi a murit intre tîmp. Leider ist der Herr Philippi in der Zwischenzeit gestorben.

[@victorrock1997]

Da, într-adevăr... O mare pierdere, mai ales la nivel intelectual și istoric. A fost un om bun și învățat. Doar din ce reiese de aici și din alte videoclipuri pe care le-am văzut pe KZbin mi-am dat seama de asta. Dumnealui vorbea foarte bine și engleza. Toate cele bune! Minden jót! Alles Gute!

[@victorrock1997]

De asemenea, la capitolul istorie săsească și a Transilvaniei în general trebuie să îl mai menționăm neapărat și pe domnul Thomas Nägler, primul președinte al FDGR/DFDR de asemenea!

[@c.l.rugenstein1560]

😢

[@chriscruciat2469]

The migration of the Saxons back to Germany was a big loss to the historical, cultural and social fabric of Transylvania and I say this as a Romanian

[@wererabbit63]

I love how “A Mighty Fortress” was playing in the background.

[@ekesandras1481]

Eine feste Burg ist unser Gott.

[@victorrock1997]

@@ekesandras1481 Yes, that's the motto of the Evangelical Lutheran German church in general. This translates to 'A powerful fortress is our God'. All the best!

[@hansdieterschromm2612]

Pleas hear the Band ,,,,Everybody needs a Hobby ,,, The Basman is my sun i am Hans -Dieter Schromm my post Homless is Alma Vii Thans for good likes

[@c.l.rugenstein1560]

Hans-Dieter! Congratulations on your talented musical son! My grandparents were Transylvanian Saxons, from Werd, and Raitsch!

[@xerodium8585]

Im romanian Who live relly close to a sxon City Bistrița looking at this video make ME relly sad thinking that City whas built by this People and now they left all this

[@gaborszadai1992]

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[@melaniamonicacraciun9900]

Acest documentar are deja cinci ani vechime, acum ca arhiva cyber spatiala salveaza eforturile voastre si aceste tematici devin bun motiv de dezbatere, din punctul meu de vedere, cit a influentat cultura germanica societatea romaneasca tocmai ca rezistenta a dominarii asupritorilor si exploatatorilor straini, limba romaneasca a devenit peste secole cea mai buna arma de razboi de rezistenta

[@jozsefarpadbalogh8394]

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[@gaborszadai1992]

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[@victorrock1997]

Poftim?! Care exploatatori?

[@malmos69]

Nu e chiar asa! In timpul kaiserului sasi aveau mai multe drepturi chiar ca ungurii ,desi erau in regatul maghiar dar kaiserul era regele,el facea legile!Limba germana pana in 1844 era limba oficila si latina,dar maghiara nu !Multumita romanilor ,(desi au promis autonomie totala la Declaratia din Alba minoritatilor au fost saraciti si vanduti de comunistii lui Ceasca !)si a fascismului+comunismului au pierdut raiul lor construit in 700 de ani!Dumnezeu sa le ierte pacatele!Amin!

[@adrianmarina3278]

Raiul lor a sasilor construit prin jefuirea romanilor cu ajutorul biserici católice care desproprietarea pe romani de pamanturile si proprietatile lor in avantajul sasilor si maghiarilor

[@malmos69]

@@adrianmarina3278 Bruhaha ,tampenii Ceausiste!

[@gaborszadai1992]

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[@gaborszadai1992]

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[@wrednax8594]

Silence, Bozgor

[@stefanhenderson1177]

When my Oma fled..because the soviets were taking over .....the vineyards amd the wheat became neglected ...and the summer kitchen turned into a garbage pit ....the romanische aren't farmers they are goat herders ..... ..my families farm is in such disrepair ....the courtyard is a cesspool. ...and the vines are dry and wild .. The

[@cluc632]

This is not accurate at all. Transilvania was fully populated by romanians, and these foreign occupations wanted to bring their own population from the empire to erase the original romanian population. Romanians lived here, but many foreign people were brought here, by these conquerers, from europe. Romanians were forced out if their lands, were made slaves, with no rights, they were tortured, killed, forced to change their names. They were forced to work the fields and to pay almost all to the governing empire. They were not allowed to keep their religion, their churches were distroyed. It is unfair to watch these lies....pkease look for the truth. Romanians were in this territory for millenia. There is so much archeological proof. Pkease dovument yourselves. The history of romanians does not come from the eyes of these foreign conquerors who tried their best to distroy the locals....sad

[@jozsefarpadbalogh8394]

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[@gaborszadai1992]

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[@aeiou-18]

ok first of all did you live whit the saxons or not . Because my parent s and i for a little bit did . Secondly i am not denaing that romanians lived here but the region was unpopulated there were a few viligies no cities it was underdeveloped. The hungarians brought the saxons here to evevate the region economicly and the did it very well. Just look at their viligies what imens beauties and their cities. No romanians were slaved or tortured. Rather the standard of living improved because of the new craft s and agricultural techonologies they brought. Even in the times of comunism the saxons helped the romanien s whit food and sweets my grandparent s cried when the saxon s left because they knew what would become of their vilige.

[@victorrock1997]

@@aeiou-18 Exactly! I lived with Saxons and Germans both in Bukovina, Transylvania, and abroad. They are very kind and they respected me a lot (and vice-versa, naturally), not like when I was in the south of the country. That looks like a very communist comment and not even well written in English. Sounds like someone from somewhere deep south or Bucharest (what is the difference, after all), of course. One who doesn't even know his native language well but he is so full of 'Romanianess' and dares to speak about a region which he can hardly write correctly in German (quite possibly in Romanian as well)! Shame! Because the Saxons are far more evolved and kinder people than the one who wrote the comment above. Communist criminals without honour or humanity! The Saxons helped Romanians without asking for anything in return... anything! With food, shelter, and many other things! There are plenty of mixed families of Romanian-German heritage who lived far better and in a far civilised manner than in Bucharest for hundreds of years in Transylvania, of course! Not to mention the fact that Transylvanian Saxons rebelled against Hungarian rulers in the past (e.g. the revolt from Rupea from the 14th century) and were always on the side of Romanians or were rather neutral to the frequent Hungarian-Romanian skirmishes. A very Swiss-based mentality which is quite productive and civilised, naturally. Honterus is just one prominent example of a Transylvanian Saxon scholar who was on the side of Romanians. Also, the first Romanian-language book was printed in Sibiu/Hermannstadt not in Teleorman or Bucharest! Read the correct history! And, yes, Romanians were there before the Saxons and the Hungarians, but I really don't like that attitude in a comment which isn't even properly written in English!

[@bujdososzekely]

C Luc , stop lying !!! Wallach "romanian" migration to Transylvania , Hungary. kzbin.info/www/bejne/joXHdqOYn6yXd9k