Transdanubian old farmhouse Photo

Photographer’s Note

Transdanubian farmhouse

The aim of founding the Szentendre Open Air Museum was to present folk architecture, interior decoration, farming and way of life in the Hungarian language area from the 2nd half of the 18th century to the 1st half of the 20th century, through original and authentic objects, relocated houses arranged in old settlement patters. The more and more elaborate settlement plan appropriates the relocation of more than 400 edifices into the museum, arranged into village-like regional units on the basis of ethnographical considerations.

Western Transdanubia (Nyugat-Dunántúl)

The regional unit presents the traditional, vernacular peasant culture of Őrség in Vas County, Göcsej and Hetés in Zala County. The clay spil is diff, difficult to cultivate but the area is rich in streams. In the woods oak, beech and pine are indigenous. The settlers founded their first settlements by burning up the vegetation on the wooded hilltops. Besides the scattered, loosely connected irregular settlements, in flat areas mainly villages developed arranged by a regular street pattern.

The traditional construction material of the region was wood; in areas lacking wood wattle- and earthen-walled buildings were characteristic even at the turn of the 19-20th centuries. On the carved oaken sills hewn and carved pine log walls were built then plastered with mud and whitewashed. They had thatched roofs although since the middle of the 19th century tiled roofs also appeared.

These villages came into being at the time of the Magyar conquest of Hungary. Tha Magyars used to belong to our frontier regions until the Mongol invasion in the 13th century. The frontier guards serving the king stayed in their villages after the destruction of their organisation. Göcsej people served as soldiers and waited on at the royal court in exchanging for which they were ennobled. The one-time guards living in the 18 villages of Őrség (the area of the defence system) enjoyed privileges which were curtailed only in the 17th century. The people having lived here since the age of the Árpád-Dynasty are the descendants of the late border guards some of whom were raised to nobility, but some of whom sank into serfdom.
In the earliest stages of Reformation the communities here became Protestant. However, in the 18th century serfs, were converted back to Catholicism by their landlords but the gentry remained Protestant or Lutheran.

People supplemented their livelihood by gleaning. Mainly rye, barley, millet and buckwheat were grown. Animal husbandry meant nomadic raising of livestock and stabling as well, and in oak-forests swine fed on mast forest nuts. Their famous cattle were sold mainly in Austrian and German cattle-markets until World War I. The flourishing cattle-raising in the second half of the 19th century led to the quick rising into the middle-class peasant bourgeois class of those living a conservative way of life.
(Source:skanzen.hu)

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TGULUMSER (12514) 2009-05-11 0:55

Hello George,
I seems that the museum is very beautiful and interesting. The colors are great, clear, bright view,
Best regards,
Tulay

mikolaj_kawa (30337) 2009-05-11 0:56

Hello George! Wonderful cottage. Amazing old architecture. Nice lightness, very nice colours. Good POV and capture. Very good shot. Interesting note. Well done!

snunney (34998) 2009-05-11 0:58

Hello George,
A fine composition of this reconstructed farmhouse, which looks a cosy place to live. I like how you have put it in context. Very good natural colours and excellent clarity. I visited Szentendre in 2002 but cannot recall seeing anything about the museum as I would have surely visited. Is it fairly new?

Elaine_Blath (6170) 2009-05-11 1:01

Hi George,

you were lucky to have such a great light conditions, well managed and taken, nice view of this open-air museum...

Take care, Ivana

robertosalguero (110) 2009-05-11 1:01

Hi George,

Very pretty and interesting architecture! Its details and even the picket fence add so much charm to this little house. Excellent details and colours. Light was perfect for this shot. Cheers :-)

Roberto

dta (5347) 2009-05-11 1:04

Hello Georg ,
Perfect presentation of this interesting building . Great details . The framing , sharpness and colors are outstanding . I like a lot this kind of rural houses .
thanks for the share .

besnard (30762) 2009-05-11 1:59

Bolnjour George
Elle est superbe cette vieille ferme au toit de chaume sous un beau ciel bleu. On la croirait sortie d'un livre d'images.
Merci pour le partage et bonne journée.
Nicole

KLB (18095) 2009-05-11 3:10

Hi George

A very stunning architecture.
You present it in a perfect way : the great light reveals many details and brings the textures out.
Your composition is also perfectly thought, with the two buildings in their whole, without juxtaposition.
The quality of your shot is outstanding, compliments.

Regards
Karine

Photo65Net (43096) 2009-05-11 3:41

Hello George,
Sharpness and contrasts are superb.
I like too your compo,
Have a nice day,
JB.

Gerrit (35811) 2009-05-11 3:54

Hi George,
beautiful traditional architecture with a remarkable wide wooden hood.
Well positioned in its fine surroundings.
Regards, gerrit

danos (32618) 2009-05-11 4:01

Hello George,
very nice and scenic the open air museum of this Transdanubian farmhouse.A brilliant day for taking photos and a specific theme for a lot of people.I like the great sharpness and clarity of the scene as the informative note.Well done.

Have a nice week,Danos

ChrisJ (70299) 2009-05-11 4:22

Hello George

A marvellous blue sky with a very informative note. Good sharpness, colour & framing on the interesting thatched roof structure, & tfs!

vasilpro (8852) 2009-05-11 4:25

Hello George,
Very interesting photo shows us the old folk architecture in Hungarian country. Very nice composition with lovely colors.
Have a nice day, Vasilis.

Morac (20513) 2009-05-11 4:35

Hello George,
A fine composition of this reconstructed farmhouse.
The colors are great, clear, bright view.
Best regards.
Marc

jlbrthnn (38133) 2009-05-11 5:28

Hello george,
Architecture is pleasant and astonishing, with the projections of the roof. The light is excellent, the natural colors are more pleasant. Technical qualities are obvious too. The note is complete and precise. Congratulations.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Joël

paura (38540) 2009-05-11 6:21

George,
A top interesting place here, friend. Excellent framing to show the sharming construction.

regards

Paulo

vincz (19043) 2009-05-11 6:27

Excellent quality picture with beautiful light. Could not be a better setting for this farmhouse.

hay_kes (28562) 2009-05-11 7:25

Hi George,
What an interesting architectural view.Excellent POV, light and details.TFS.
Cheers,
Have a nice week.

hAyAti

saxo042 (15790) 2009-05-11 11:20

Hi George,
A very special architecture, quite unusual to me. But I appreciate your interesting note about this heritage center and I enjoy this very beautiful landscape and very fine picture!
Kind regards
Gunnar

izmirli (3195) 2009-05-11 12:07

merhaba my friend george
how are you?.
wonderful interesting house and roof.beautiful colours and composition.well done.
best regards.
gürkan akçakır.

ymrk (8829) 2009-05-11 12:28

Dear George,
The frame is pnly but beautiful in the same time.Very great colors,and ımpressive tonality!
Take care,have a nice week my friend!

Yağmur

francio64 (11174) 2009-05-11 13:39

Ciao George,
davvero molto carina. Sembra quasi una capanna.

Ottimi i colori e lo sharp!

TFS!
Francesco

hispic (7399) 2009-05-11 20:53

Szia George,
Attractive traditional architecture is clear and brightly captured with an excellent quality of sharpness, especially on twigs. Fine shot truly.
Regards, Hisashi

jjcordier (24752) 2009-05-11 22:10

George
J'aime beaucoup ces musées en plein air qui permettent de refaire un petit tour dans le passé et de conserver ce patrimoine architectural.Cette vieille ferme est magnifique et tu en as fait une superbe photo.
Amicalement
JJ

dareco (17104) 2009-05-11 23:06

I wonder if my grandparents, or their parents lived in a house like this. It's very nice and interesting. Good lighting, colors and detail. TFS

AiresSantos (42244) 2009-05-12 6:01

Hi George
Fine POV and details in this very beautiful picture. Excellent colours and brightness
TFs and have a nice day
Aires

JCG (25409) 2009-05-12 12:17

Hi George,

A really interesting note to comment on us this beautiful photograph which makes us go up in time and the history. Architecture is really original. Very good management of the colors and the light. Thank you George.

With all my friendships and a very good evening,

Jean-Charles

amaryllis (17549) 2009-05-14 4:30

Bonjour Georg
ravie de te retrouver avec cette photo de cette vieille ferme avec son toit de chaume ( comme ma nouvelle chaumière normande),un cadrage excellent et une belle construction avec le bois en haut
bonne luminosité et netteté et tu as bien fait d'inclure cette barrière à mon avis au premeir plan
bonne journée
juliette

guillaumejm (9112) 2009-05-16 2:18

Hello george
Very interesting picture of authentic old farm. Very surprising to see the importance of roof against living part.
Best regards
JMarc

jaywalker (12190) 2009-05-17 13:37

Hi George, A beautiful little farm house & the thatched roof adds some wonderful character, there is excellent light & the blue sky gives off warmth, sharp & superb, TFS, kind regards Wilson.

leo61 (43438) 2009-11-29 12:46

Hi George!
This is an excellent exposure and well composed photo.I like the perspective and the little hut beside.
Great shot.
Regards,leo