Apahida

Apahida (Hungarian Apahida, translates to "The Bridge of the monks ," Latin Pons Abbatis, "The Bridge of the abbot ," German ( old) Bruck village) is a municipality in the district of Cluj, in Transylvania, Romania.

The village has come mainly through its three magnificent tombs from the Migration Period to fame. Transylvania is a landscape that has been inhabited since the Neolithic period and benefited from the abundant natural resources of the Carpathians. The finds of the migration period increases significantly in the second half of the 5th century in Transylvania. It can be found in the 5th century, many quite modest equipped single graves and grave small groups, this impressive treasure troves such as Pietroasa ( around 400 AD ) or Şimleu Silvanei.

Magnificent tombs

Grave 1

This first ceremonial grave was rescued by chance already on 12 June 1889, when four workers suddenly encountered in the extraction of gravel on jewelry. The salvaged funeral inventory is certainly not complete, some will be lost as a result of the turbulent circumstances of the discovery. Important findings are a golden onion Button Brooch, animal head pendant, silver jugs of Byzantine origin as well as a large number of occupied with almandine jewelry. In addition, several finger rings, one of which bears the engraved names Omharus find. The grave is dated to the last quarter of the 5th century AD.

Grave 2

The grave II - in 1968/69 recovered by Kurt Horedt - located about 500 meters from the chronologically younger to assess, grave I ( Omharus - grave ). To mention here are saddle- strokes, bridles and other equestrian accessories. In addition, there is a spathe, the most famous Germanic longsword. Very beautiful are the almandinbesetzen eagle figures. In the form of the fittings and the deposits mainly matches show with a treasure from Cluj- Someseni, who was found in only three kilometers from Apahida 1963.

Grave 3

When building a new building that would be built between the references of the other two tombs, in 1973 a third royal grave was cut. In excavating a child accidentally found a big belt buckle, the duke it as a toy behind. Other remains from this grave could not be located. The third grave closes the buckles form by rather on to the younger Omharusgrab.

In the literature, these tombs are assigned to the Gepids in general. Byzantine and Christian influences and reiternomadische but close in the two graves ( grave I and II) actually mutually exclusive, so that is difficult for an accurate classification. Alternatively, Ostrogoths and Alans are traded.