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Analysis of medieval walloon toponyms in Romania and Serbia
Bučko, Peter ; Ungureanu, Dan (advisor) ; Našinec, Jiří (referee)
This paper examines toponyms of Walloon origin in the area of today's Romania and Serbia, especially in the regions of the former Kingdom of Hungary. Walloons emigrated to Hungary mainly because of economic reasons, but here the important role played the popular devotion in the 11th century and the importance of pilgrim sites (Jerusalem or Santiago de Compostela). Number of pilgrimage has increased since 1018, when the route leading through Hungary to Jerusalem was openend. Large number of Walloons setteld in Hungary at this time. Present-day Wallonia in the Middle Ages belonged to the Holy Roman Empire. In the 11th century, as elsewhere in Western Europe, there was a famine and lack of land. Walloons have found their new home in Hungary, they were engaged in viticulture and trade. They also often named the new locations by the home sites of Wallonia. In Romania, the Walloon sites were situated near Oradea and Sibiu. Walloons have created a specific phenomenon - the fortified churches. Many Walloons also received a noble title. In the area of Serbia we are located Walloon settlements in Srem, especially speaking about the cities of Francavilla and Eng. Based on the tithes paid for the Papal Curia from 1332-1337 we can reconstruct demographic data.
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Analysis of medieval walloon toponyms in Romania and Serbia
Bučko, Peter ; Ungureanu, Dan (advisor) ; Našinec, Jiří (referee)
This paper examines toponyms of Walloon origin in the area of today's Romania and Serbia, especially in the regions of the former Kingdom of Hungary. Walloons emigrated to Hungary mainly because of economic reasons, but here the important role played the popular devotion in the 11th century and the importance of pilgrim sites (Jerusalem or Santiago de Compostela). Number of pilgrimage has increased since 1018, when the route leading through Hungary to Jerusalem was openend. Large number of Walloons setteld in Hungary at this time. Present-day Wallonia in the Middle Ages belonged to the Holy Roman Empire. In the 11th century, as elsewhere in Western Europe, there was a famine and lack of land. Walloons have found their new home in Hungary, they were engaged in viticulture and trade. They also often named the new locations by the home sites of Wallonia. In Romania, the Walloon sites were situated near Oradea and Sibiu. Walloons have created a specific phenomenon - the fortified churches. Many Walloons also received a noble title. In the area of Serbia we are located Walloon settlements in Srem, especially speaking about the cities of Francavilla and Eng. Based on the tithes paid for the Papal Curia from 1332-1337 we can reconstruct demographic data.
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Belgian Federalism in the Light of the Requirements of the Flemish Movement
Hendrych, Radek ; Kasáková, Zuzana (advisor) ; Kubát, Michal (referee)
The present work deals with an analysis of a political and constitutional organization of the federal Kingdom of Belgium from the Flemish point of view. Firstly, this text focuses on developments, trends and selected determinants of the historical position of the Flemish community in the framework of the Belgian state. It is mainly devoted to capture and identify several relevant requirements of the Flemish movement which have risen of the language and cultural context of the Belgian reality. Gradually, their economical and political plane has been found. Furthermore, the work looks closer to the dynamic process of the institutional transformation of the original unitary political system resulting in the federal arrangement. The attention is paid to the decentralization (devolutionary) constitutional reforms starting in the seventies of the twentieth century which were definitely completed by the federalization of the country in 1993 and subsequent revisions. The text also analyzes the character of the institutional environment and the various positions of (language) groups within it. Finally, this contribution introduces two areas of specific problems which are viewed negatively from the Flemish point of view and for this reason Flemings loudly ask for reviews, i. e. the question of the capital...
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Heading for a personal union? Current development of decentralization in Belgium
Hudcová, Nikola ; Němec, Jan (advisor) ; Bobková, Eva (referee)
This thesis deals with the process of decentralization in Belgium. There live two dominant nationalities - Flemings and Walloons in the country. Their disputes influenced the constitutional development of Belgium and culminated in the transformation of a unitary state to a federation. Despite the formation of the federation and constitutional changes, the relationship between Flemings and Walloons is tense and unresolved, there is still the pressure to further decentralization. After the elections to the Parliament of Belgium in 2010, there was a political crisis in Belgium. The winning parties were unable to form a coalition government throughout the 541 days. As a result of this crisis constitutional changes, which led to decentralization were adopted. The aim of my thesis is to determine if the country is heading to become a personal union.
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