Forgotten Architecture of the Banat’S Villages


Zoran Cvetković




Urban planning and village development in Banat are closely related to the geopolitical relationships between Austria, Hungary and Turkey. Persistent conflicts and Turkey's pretensions to possess the Banat have prompted Austria and Hungary to make strategic plans to preserve it. Among others, they proceeded to colonize the loyal population and established a military, defensive line: the Banat military frontier. An integral part of the plan was the strategic establishment of villages and reconstruction of existing ones. In addition to meeting the basic needs of life, regulations and plans called for residents to have access to education, religion, social and cultural life, etc. This article presents the results of the project: "Forgotten architecture of Banat streets".