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The article highlights the types of constituent elements of the cultural landscape of the Vaţa area (located in the Brad – Hălmagiu corridor from Apuseni Mountains), as a result of the constant changes of the past, induced by actions and interactions of natural and human factors. Natural elements such asrelief in the form of depression and high hills, a moderate temperate continental climate, mountain areas, rich soil and subsoil resources and mineral and thermal wate were a favorable environment for the development of rural communities in the area. Today, they still bear the visible imprint of the past through traditional household image and also by traditional activities practiced harmoniously intertwined with those of the present time.

Keywords: Vaţa, rural cultural landscape, elements of cultural landscape, springs, traditional.