Patule
The place
Patule ("Sheepfold/barn") in Harghita County, Miercurea Ciuc/Bălan sector (Munții Hășmașu Mare, Eastern Carpathians, Romania), at 1420 m elevation, Hășmașu Mare massif 1792 m. Continuous Eastern Carpathians Romania cluster (batches 210-366). Traditional Romanian sheepfold stână/patule Hășmașu Mare (Ovis aries carpathine sheep transhumance + brânză de burduf cheese specialty sheep's cheese in a sheepskin bag UNESCO Romania + Cheile Bicazului Bicaz Gorges 8 km 300 m spectacular limestone walls + Lacul Roșu Red Lake 1837 landslide damming the Bicaz natural reservoir + Ceahlău sacred mountain 1907 m Dacian mythology + heritage of the Székelys (Szeklers Hungarian Transylvanian autochthonous-Magyar-speaking people 1.2 M UNESCO fortified villages Prejmer/Viscri 1993/1999 + Székely flag blue/gold recognition Autonomy Statute Ținutul Secuiesc Territorial Autonomy RMDSZ European initiative).
The setting
Harghita Miercurea Ciuc/Bălan Munții Hășmașu Mare Eastern Carpathians Romania 1420 m Hășmașu Mare 1792 m, continuous cluster batches 210-366, sheepfold stână/patule Hășmașu (Ovis aries carpathine transhumance + brânză de burduf UNESCO RO + Cheile Bicazului 8 km 300 m walls + Lacul Roșu 1837 landslide + Ceahlău 1907 m sacred Dacian, Székelys 1.2 M Hungarian Transylvanian UNESCO Prejmer/Viscri 1993/1999 + blue/gold flag Ținutul Secuiesc RMDSZ.
