Avram Iancu Memorial House from Incești, is located on DJ762, in the village of Incești, Avram Iancu commune, Alba county. There are no parking spaces near the tourist objective. The museum is open from Tuesday to Friday between 10-18. The price of a full ticket is 15 RON and a reduced ticket 6 RON.
The house of Avram Iancu's family was built in the 18th century and is typical of the scattered settlements of the Mountains. The lower level of the house is built of river stone with clay binder and the upper level of fir beams. The plaster is yellow earth mixed with wheat straw. It is notable for its pointed roof.
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Avram Iancu lived between 1824 and 1872. He was born in Vidra de Sus, today renamed Avram Iancu, in the Apuseni Mountains. He went to school in his native village, then studied in Câmpeni and Zlatna and continued his studies at the Piariștilor High School in Cluj and the Faculty of Law in Cluj. Avram Iancu fought for the national and social emancipation of Romanians in Transylvania, then part of the Austrian Empire. He was elected prefect of the Auraria Gemina Legion, organizing a popular army in the Apuseni Mountains and defending Romanians' rights through peaceful military assemblies and actions in Blaj. Discredited and marginalized after the Revolution, he retreated to the Apuseni Mountains, but remained a symbol of Romanian resistance. He died in Baia de Criș and was buried near the "Gorunul lui Horea" in Țebea according to his wishes.
The house stands out with its pointed roof. We enter the courtyard where we see a commemorative plaque, a banner with Avram Iancu national hero, the bust of Avram Iancu and a few small tables selling homemade products and souvenirs.
The house is a house with a pantry consisting of a living room and a pantry.
Avram Iancu
Avram Iancu Memorial House
inside the home
The museum displays several personal objects of Avram Iancu. Here we find 2 swords of the hero. We also see portraits of Avram Iancu, biographical notes, lances, cannon balls.
Avram Iancu helped to draft the 1848 petition to the Emperor in Vienna, in which Romanians demanded land ownership without compensation. That year he took part in the first assembly in Blaj, where a program for the restitution and recognition of the national rights of Romanians in Transylvania was drawn up. He drew tens of thousands of motists to the Great National Assembly on the Field of Liberty in Blaj, where the National Petition was adopted. He became a member of the Romanian National Committee with the role of coordinating the revolutionary movement of Romanians in Transylvania.
It is impressive Avram Iancu's testament in which he writes: "... after my death, all my movable and immovable wealth to pass to the benefit of the nation, for the adjutory to the establishment of an academy of rights, strongly believing that the fighters with the weapon of the law will be able to take away the rights of my nation".
lances
biographical notes
cannon balls and pieces of iron
Avram Iancu the pașoptist revolutionary
The exhibition presents women's and men's folk costumes from the locality, a loom, a blowing horn, shepherd's sticks, a whistle and swings.
women's and men's folk costumes
blowing horn
The perimeter of traditional tools is segmented by the traditional activities of those times as follows: shepherding, traditional means of transportation, mills, windmills, winmills, gates, agriculture, woodworking, households.
fruit baskets
corbaci, jug
whirlwinds
play
staple
the little cart
The library has a dedicated room and displays several hundred books on shelves and on a large table that are related to Avram Iancu's personality. Beneath a portrait of Avram Iancu, also known as "The Mountain Brave", is the quote: "My only desire in life is to see my Nation happy...".
library
portrait of Avram Iancu
Another chamber is called the Orthodox Church and is a place of worship.
orthodox church
church
Avram Iancu Memorial House in Incești is not just a museum - it's a journey back in time, to a place where history comes alive and where you truly feel the spirit of a national hero. If you're passionate about culture, history or simply want to explore an authentic corner of the heart of the Apuseni Mountains, don't miss this meaningful destination. Visit and be inspired by the story of a man who fought for justice and identity.
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