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The first arheological testimonies date back to the neolithic age and continue with news from the period of roman ocupation, with evidence of an inhabited center on the territory of today's Sinca, in the period of emperor Tiberius, consisting of coins and fragments of ceramics that are exposed at the History Museum from Brasov (Piata Sfatului). The roman road that connected ancient Cumidava (Râsnov) with Upper Dacia passed through Sinca Veche. After the roman withdrawal news are scarce. The population probably lived in village communities located in secluded places, for example Plesu or Prunarie. The hungarian occupation assessed later over Fagras Country, when there was a well established state organisation here and which kept its autonomy from the hungarian state throught the middle ages. But there is a connection to Tara Româneasca, this area belonging to the romanian rulers until the end of the 15th century. |
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The first document where Sinca Veche is mentioned is tied to Tara Româneasca and, like the majority of documents from the middle ages, refers to properties and privileges of noblemen. Thus in 1476, during the rulership of Laiota Basarab the Old , Nemaia mountain (today Namaia) from the terotory of Sinca village was given as a gift to some noblemen for the services done. The connection with Tara Româneasca continued, proof - involvement of the noblemen of Sinca in the internal battles. In 1534 the noblemen are mentioned, that fought in 1508 alongside Mircea Ciobanul against the hungarian king. |
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The period of the Transylvanian Principality meant for Sinca a continuous strengthening of feudalism, more and more peasants becoming serfs, in 1640 Sinca becomes property of Francisc Masskasi, at that time the community had 74 families. The passing, at the end of the 16th century, of Transylvania under habsburgic rulership had a few important consequences for the inhabitants, first a break from the eastern civilisation and the orientaion towards the western civilisation, second an increase in feudal exploitation concerted with the attempt of attracting the ortodox romanians towards a union with Rome. The feudal exploitation together with the religious intolerance have as a consequence a large migration, in 1726 out of 103 households, 23 were deserted. In 1758 Sinca had only 48 families and in 1762 there were only 4 families left in the village(Bârsan, Balan, Urs and Strâmbu). |
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The period between 1697 and 1761 was a period that meesed up the villages life. In 1761 the court of Viena sets up border regiments. Sinca was part of the second regiment of Orlat. Because being a borderman imposed the union with Rome, people were brought to Sinca from all over Transilvania, tha same thing happened in Bucium and Ohaba. The villages Sercaita and Persani were not involved in this process. In exchange for accepting militarization, the peasants in the border villages became free people, and enjoyed economical, political and cultural advantages. For example, in 1772 at the initiative of scholar Gheorghe Sincai, himself out of Sinca Veche, the first school is founded in the village. At the same time, in Ohaba a german middle school is founded were future teachers and officers were formed. |
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The revolution of 1848 proved that the old ways were obsolete, amongst the decisions taken was the abolishment of serfdomwhich made the inhabitants of Sercaita and Persani become free people. One of the first visible effects was the founding of a school, in 1851, in the two villages. For the militarised villages one of the consequences of the revolution was the abolition of the border regiments. |
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The period after the second world war can be splitted into 3 distinct parts: the period 1945-1961, respective the period prior to the forced collectivization, characterized through countless quota that the landowning peasants had to pay, the period 1961-1989, respective the period of collectivization in which efforts were done to rob the inhabitants of Sinca of their sense of property, and the period after 1989, with an opening towards the western culture. |
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