In October we visited Somartin for most of the month. One morning after feeding the pigs, I had no other chores, I took a walk around the village of Somartin.
The county of Bruiu in the district of Sibiu is one of the hardest-hit rural areas for depopulation in all of Romania.
Starting after WWII and continuing into the 1990s the population has diminished by up to 50%.
Both Somartin and the neighboring village, Bruiu, are in the process of getting our streets paved as well as installing new gutters on the side of the roadway.
As you will see the Somartin’s roads have not been paved yet and the gutter on the side of the road has only been installed in some places.
The two dogs that followed are our neighbors’ dogs. They had as much fun as I did this beautiful fall day, October 2019
I started up near the right corner. As you can see it was only a portion of the village that I covered that beautiful morning.
Earthway Experience and start of the walk Looking up towards the Church Looking back towards starting point Just below the Church Hillside and house in ruins appx by the second arrow Looking back up towards the Church As we continue our walk Hole in Stone Wall – Somartin Coming up to Main Street in Somartin At Intersection with 4th Arrow looking back At Intersection with 4th Arrow A Peak up Main Street Looking at Graveyard below the 4th Arrow Coming back into Somartin Looking up Main Street heading for Arrow 5 Interesting look inside the forms Heading towards 5th Arrow Nothing done here yet Partial Gutters installed Partial Gutters installed Equipment Area for Paving Works Looking Back – Machines on right – Near Arrow 6 Fixing Bridge and Hills Beyond Fixing Roads and View to Hills Street in Somartin – Heading to Arrow 7 Church up on the Left House in Somartin Street in Somartin Before Paving – 2 The first house on left seems abandoned with no windows Street in Somartin with Gutters Installed By Old Post Office Looking to Church At old Post Office Looking back Back to the Top of our Street in Somartin
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