Boyar Court of Socol Cornățeanu, Răzvad
Curțile boierești ale lui Socol Cornățeanu
sat Răzvad; comuna Răzvad, Dâmbovița · „Curtea lui Socol”, în fostul sat Răzvadu de Sus, la 0,5 km de biserică, lângă DC Răzvad- Gorgota
⚠ Approximate position: the building's exact location is not known; the pin only shows the village.
Summary
'Curtea lui Socol' is the site of the boyar court of Socol Cornățeanu in the former village of Răzvadu de Sus (Răzvad commune, Dâmbovița County), listed as a category I monument and dated to the 16th-18th centuries. According to the commune website, the foundations of his house are preserved.
History
The heritage list records the site as 'Curtea lui Socol', coded as a site (DB-I-s-B-17129, RAN 65440.02) in the former village of Răzvadu de Sus, about 0.5 km from the church and beside the Răzvad-Gorgota commune road, dated to the 16th-18th centuries. According to the Răzvad commune website, Socol Cornățeanu, cupbearer of Cornățeni, became the main landowner at Răzvad around 1591-1592, built a new church and a new house whose foundations are preserved, and raised a cross at Răzvadu de Sus in 1648. It describes him as a son-in-law of Michael the Brave and says rebellious servants killed him in 1653. The same list records the cross of Socol Cornățeanu as a separate monument dated 1646, standing in a private courtyard. Răzvadu de Sus and Răzvadu de Jos were merged into the single village of Răzvad in 1968.
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