Lisa, Brasov
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Lisa is a commune located in Romania
, Braşov County
, in the Făgăraş
area. It is well known in the area for its Winter Holidays customs (Ceata de Feciori).
The commune is composed of three villages: Breaza, Lisa and Pojorta.
The well-known Romanian writer Octavian Paler
was born in Lisa, in 1926, where he graduated the primary school.
Lisa has a museum called La Valtori, which hosts a 100-year-old installation for creating traditional wool blankets. The installation is powered with water from Lisa River
.
Nearby Lisa a visitor can also find the Sâmbăta de Sus Monastery, and in Breaza, 4 km to the south, the remains of a medieval fortress.
During the 1950s, the village was severely oppressed by the communist regime
, as a group of fighters against communism
were active in the region. Many lost their lives or were imprisoned by the communist authorities. See the story of Ion Gavrilă Ogoranu, and the long list of fighters from Lisa.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, Braşov County
Brasov County
Brașov ; ) is a county of Romania, in Transylvania, with the capital city at Brașov. The county incorporates within its boundaries most of the Medieval "lands" Burzenland and Făgăraș Land.-Demographics:...
, in the Făgăraş
Fagaras
Făgăraș is a city in central Romania, located in Braşov County . Another source of the name is alleged to derive from the Hungarian language word for "partridge" . A more plausible explanation is that the name is given by Fogaras river coming from the Pecheneg "Fagar šu", which means ash water...
area. It is well known in the area for its Winter Holidays customs (Ceata de Feciori).
The commune is composed of three villages: Breaza, Lisa and Pojorta.
The well-known Romanian writer Octavian Paler
Octavian Paler
Octavian Paler was a Romanian writer, journalist, politician in Communist Romania, and civil society activist in post-1989 Romania.-Biography:Octavian Paler was born in Lisa, Braşov Country.He was educated at Spiru Haret High School in Bucharest...
was born in Lisa, in 1926, where he graduated the primary school.
Lisa has a museum called La Valtori, which hosts a 100-year-old installation for creating traditional wool blankets. The installation is powered with water from Lisa River
Lisa River
The Lisa River is a tributary of the Sâmbăta River in Romania. It starts at the junction of headwaters Valea Jelealului and Valea Pleşii-References:* Administraţia Naţională Apelor Române - Cadastrul Apelor - Bucureşti...
.
Nearby Lisa a visitor can also find the Sâmbăta de Sus Monastery, and in Breaza, 4 km to the south, the remains of a medieval fortress.
During the 1950s, the village was severely oppressed by the communist regime
Communist Romania
Communist Romania was the period in Romanian history when that country was a Soviet-aligned communist state in the Eastern Bloc, with the dominant role of Romanian Communist Party enshrined in its successive constitutions...
, as a group of fighters against communism
Romanian anti-communist resistance movement
An armed resistance movement against the communist regime in Romania was active from the late 1940s to the mid-1950s, with isolated individual fighters remaining at large until the early 1960s. Armed resistance was the first and most structured form of resistance against the communist regime...
were active in the region. Many lost their lives or were imprisoned by the communist authorities. See the story of Ion Gavrilă Ogoranu, and the long list of fighters from Lisa.