The Albeşti Limestone: a geoheritage and cultural heritage in Romania
ABSTRACTThe paper explores and documents the Eocene limestones from the Albeşti village (Argeş County, Romania) in terms of the relationship between geology, geoheritage and cultural heritage. Known as the Albeşti Limestone/Stone, this rock, extracted from small quarries, has been used for centuries...
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| description | ABSTRACTThe paper explores and documents the Eocene limestones from the Albeşti village (Argeş County, Romania) in terms of the relationship between geology, geoheritage and cultural heritage. Known as the Albeşti Limestone/Stone, this rock, extracted from small quarries, has been used for centuries in the construction of an impressive number of public buildings, monuments, houses, etc. Nowadays, many of them are on the List of the Historical Monuments of Romania; one is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site (Horezu Monastery, Vâlcea County). The findings of this research are synthesized and presented in several maps resulted from integration of published and unpublished data with our field survey. The study emphasis the Albeşti Limestone both as an important geoheritage (the Albeşti Nummulitic Limestone Nature Reserve, established in 1954) and a significant heritage stone of national interest that could have a substantial role in heritage preservation, geoeducation, and geotourism development. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-28d5c975d5b6412880e11e03b17044a32023-07-10T22:02:13ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Maps1744-56472023-12-0119110.1080/17445647.2022.2135465The Albeşti Limestone: a geoheritage and cultural heritage in RomaniaViorel Ilinca0Viorica Milu1Sorina Peligrad2Ion Gheuca3Geological Institute of Romania, Bucharest, RomaniaGeological Institute of Romania, Bucharest, RomaniaMunicipal Museum of Câmpulung, Câmpulung, Argeș County, RomaniaGeological Institute of Romania, Bucharest, RomaniaABSTRACTThe paper explores and documents the Eocene limestones from the Albeşti village (Argeş County, Romania) in terms of the relationship between geology, geoheritage and cultural heritage. Known as the Albeşti Limestone/Stone, this rock, extracted from small quarries, has been used for centuries in the construction of an impressive number of public buildings, monuments, houses, etc. Nowadays, many of them are on the List of the Historical Monuments of Romania; one is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site (Horezu Monastery, Vâlcea County). The findings of this research are synthesized and presented in several maps resulted from integration of published and unpublished data with our field survey. The study emphasis the Albeşti Limestone both as an important geoheritage (the Albeşti Nummulitic Limestone Nature Reserve, established in 1954) and a significant heritage stone of national interest that could have a substantial role in heritage preservation, geoeducation, and geotourism development.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17445647.2022.2135465Albești nummulitic limestonenature reservegeoheritageheritage stonehistorical monumentmapping |
| spellingShingle | Viorel Ilinca Viorica Milu Sorina Peligrad Ion Gheuca The Albeşti Limestone: a geoheritage and cultural heritage in Romania Journal of Maps Albești nummulitic limestone nature reserve geoheritage heritage stone historical monument mapping |
| title | The Albeşti Limestone: a geoheritage and cultural heritage in Romania |
| title_full | The Albeşti Limestone: a geoheritage and cultural heritage in Romania |
| title_fullStr | The Albeşti Limestone: a geoheritage and cultural heritage in Romania |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Albeşti Limestone: a geoheritage and cultural heritage in Romania |
| title_short | The Albeşti Limestone: a geoheritage and cultural heritage in Romania |
| title_sort | albesti limestone a geoheritage and cultural heritage in romania |
| topic | Albești nummulitic limestone nature reserve geoheritage heritage stone historical monument mapping |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17445647.2022.2135465 |
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