▁known ▁as ▁op ole ▁and ▁the ▁Ser bs , ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁ok ol ina . ▁ ▁History ▁As ▁the ▁fe ud al ▁states ▁were ▁created , ▁the ▁ob ști ▁were ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁system ▁of ▁pr inc ely ▁decre es , ▁which ▁gave ▁land ▁( dan ii ) ▁to ▁a ▁newly ▁created ▁nob ility . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁grad ual ▁disapp earance ▁of ▁the ▁common ▁ownership ▁of ▁land , ▁transform ing ▁the ▁free ▁pe as ants ▁into ▁ser fs . ▁The ▁fe ud al ▁system , ▁which ▁was ▁already ▁formed ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 5 th ▁century , ▁did ▁not ▁destroy ▁the ▁ob ști , ▁but ▁a ▁greater ▁number ▁of ▁ob ști ▁became ▁ser f ▁ob ști : ▁while ▁the ▁H ospod ar ▁or ▁the ▁boy ars ▁owned ▁the ▁whole ▁villages , ▁they ▁kept ▁their ▁internal ▁organization . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁it ▁was ▁still ▁found ▁in ▁some ▁mountain ous ▁areas ▁of ▁Roman ia , ▁such ▁as ▁V rance a ▁and ▁C â mp ul ung ▁in ▁Mold avia ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Drag os lave le ▁and ▁R uc ăr ▁in ▁Wal la chia . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁I . ▁I . ▁Russ u , ▁E tn ogene za ▁Româ nil or , ▁Edit ura ▁ Ș ti in ț ific ă ▁și ▁Enc ic lop edic ă , ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁ ▁V . ▁Cost ă ch el , ▁Ob ște a ▁S ă te asc