ABSTRACT
Local boundaries, although not such a frequent topic of historical research as the delimitations of states and the development of frontiers, are also an attractive object of investigation. Previous studies have focused on a variety of issues connected with local boundaries. These include their origins, the evolution of their form and of their markers,1 as well as the precise procedure by which they were delimited, and their socio-juridical context.2 Together with anthropologists, historians have also turned their attention to the numerous cultural consequences of boundary delimitation.3 All these approaches fall within the scope of this study.
