Limes was a Romanian quarterly literary and political magazine, issued by the Sălaj County Culture Inspectorate. It was a bilingual publication, in Romanian, and Hungarian. The magazine was printed between 1998 and 2001.Viorel Varga, A apărut "Limes" : revistă trimestrială de cultură, Graiul Sălajului, Zalău, an 11, no. 1865, 29 ian. 1999, p.3
In 2001, "Limes was seen by Adevărul literar și artistic as the most solid book magazine, literally and figuratively, that appears in the counties" of RomaniaGraiul Sălajului, July 24, 2001, no. 2372
Limes has made significant impact in its field. According to România Liberă daily newspaper, "Limes quarterly magazine, edited by the county's Culture Inspectorate, appeared in Zalău. It is signed by Romanian and Hungarian cultural figures. A rich and interesting, lively and polemical content. Worth reading."România Liberă, January 30, 1999, no. 2688 It was "the only culture magazine of Sălaj". (1998–2001)Transilvania Jurnal, April 12, 2002, no. 1206
Limes was a bilingual magazine. According to Ziua daily newspaper, "one sixth of the editorial space is reserved for materials on the Hungarian community. The editors of the magazine are the Sălaj Culture Inspectorate and the Sălaj Center for the Conservation and Valorization of Tradition and Popular Creation".Ziua, March 13, 1998, year 5, no. 900 "One sixth of the magazine is affected by the Hungarian language culture represented by Katona Szabolcs, Fejér László, Kocs Kovács István, Gáspar Attila, Nyrő József."Magazin Sălăjean, March 13, 1998, year 3, no. 49
According to Adevărul daily newspaper, Limes magazine was initiated by the leader of the Sălaj County Culture Inspectorate, Cornel Grad.Cornel Grad a scris istoria Transilvaniei "The Consultative Board includes first-rate names of the Sălaj culture, having the contribution of collaborators from abroad".Magazin Sălăjean, March 13, 1998, year 3, no. 49 The magazine was led by Cornel Grad, a remarkable personality of Sălaj County.ACTA MVSEI POROLISSENSIS, Ioan Bejinariu, Cornel Grad. In honorem, p. 10
"Adevărul literar și artistic consecrated, under the signature of Constantin Stănescu, entire pages of each issue of the magazine" Limes.Sălajul Orizont, December 22, 1999, no. 1437
The magazine had a significant impact in Sălaj Country. Limes was "an exceptional magazine, written for all citizens of this county and not only," wrote Graiul Sălajului, the county's most circulated newspaper.Graiul Sălajului, February 2, 1999, no. 1873 "Limes is a magazine for the entire Romanian space and for the neighboring ones"Magazin Sălăjean, 28 iunie 2000, no. 125
Limes had a "national and international distribution".Magazin Sălăjean, November 12, 1998, no. 220 The magazine had a significant impact in the cultural field of Sălaj Country. All personalities and institution of Sălaj County were involved in the publication of Limes. The issues of Limes were "edited at the "Sălaj County Culture Inspectorate, in association with the Center of Popular Creation, Sălaj".Transilvania Jurnal, April 12, 2002, year 5, no. 1196-1221 Limes exceed the readers' expectations.Graiul Sălajului, January 29, 1999, year 10, no. 1865 "Limes became an independent magazine" Transilvania Jurnal, April 12, 2002, year 5, no. 1206 A commentary on the work of Karl Popper, "In Search of a Better World", was signed by Dr. Vasile Florin Mirghesiu, in no. 4/1998.
The magazine was illustrated by remarkable artists from Sălaj Country. Limes magazine had "the graphic illustration of Szatmári József and Szabó Vilmos, used the photographs of Nicolae Gozman and Silviu Gheție of the Collections of the Zalău Museum of History and Art as well as the National Archives in Sălaj. Cover I and IV were illustrated works by Viorel Nimigeanu".Magazin Sălăjean, March 13, 1998, year 3, no. 49 An issue of Limes "was dedicated to sculptor Victor Gaga" (1930–2003).Magazin Sălăjean, 22 ianuarie 2001, no. 13
"Lime at its best" headlined the weekly newspaper Repere Transilvane, on July 13, 1999.Repere Transilvane, July 13, 1999, no. 11.
An important component of Limes were historical studies and commentaries. The study "A century of ideology in Zalău" was published by Vasile Florin Mirghesiu, PhD, in no 3-4/1999. A commentary on François Furet's book, La Révolution en débat, was published by Vasile Florin Mirghesiu, in no. 3-4/2000. In the same issue, Dr. Mirghesiu wrote on the history books of Camil Mureșanu, Teodor Pavel (1941–2017), Tony Judt, Vasile Pușcaș, Nicolae Iuga, Doru E. Goron (1955–2005), Danut Pop (1961-), Ioan Ciocian (1948-).
Redactors were: Cornel Grad (1949-), Vasile Florin Mirghesiu, PhD (1972-), Fejér László (1939–2018), György Györfi-Deák (1964-), Simone Györfi (1961-), Gheorghe Șișeștean (1954–2012), Viorel Tăutan (1943-).Limes, Zalău, 1998-2001 In issue 3-4 (11–12), year 3, 2000, the longest article, "Piloni ai Romaniei moderne: Vasile Stoica in S.U.A. (1917-1918)", pp. 69–108, was signed by Vasile Florin Mirghesiu. The continuation of the Mirghesiu"s article is in the next issue, 1-2 (13–16), year 4, 2001: "Vasile Stoica in S.U.A. (1919-1920)", pp. 19–42. Vasile Florin Mirghesiu's PhD thesis is titled "Vasile Stoica, political thinker and diplomat" Limes has had regular and significant usage as a citation in academic works. The redactors worked in the Újvárosi house, Zalău, where the Sălaj County Culture Inspectorate was located. Inhabited by Újvárosi family in the 19 and 20 century, the downtown Zalău house has been a cultural centre and library, since it was nationalised in 1960.
The magazine published original literature and literary commentary. A commentary on Milan Kundera books, "De ce politica si istoria sunt urate?", was published by Dr. Vasile Florin Mirghesiu, in issue 3-4/1999.
Limes had a significant impact in cultural life in Transylvania. On July 15, 2000, in Baia Mare, a special issue of Limes magazine was published, in collaboration with Archeus cultural magazine of Maramureș County.Magazin Sălăjean, July 7, 2000, year 5, no. 141. The article "About the rise and fall of Greater Romania" and a commentary, "The national project", on Lucian Boia book was published by Dr. Vasile Florin Mirghesiu in the volume Limes-Archens. "The volume Limes-Archens is an achievement conceived by a collective of scholars whose first violin is Cornel Grad, PhD, with indisputable merits in the cultural life of Sălaj Country".Graiul Sălajului, July 28, 2000, no. 2173 In 2001, was printed the last issue of Limes magazine.Corina Ştirb, Revista "Limes" a murit, trăiască "Silvania"!, Transilvania Jurnal. Sălaj. 1085, 10 nov. 2001, p. 12
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