PHENOLOGICAL RECORDS IN CARPATHIANS IN 19TH CENTURY AND THEIR POSSIBLE USE REGISTRAZIONI FENOLOGICHE NEI CARPAZI NEL XIX SECOLO E LORO POSSIBILE USO

First phenological observations in Carpathian region were done in the beginning of thirties of the 19 th century in Orawicza by a medical doctor P. Wierbitzky (Nekovař, 2008). Nevertheless, first systematic observations and records of plant development in this region are connected with the establishment of Austrian Institute for Meteorology and Geomagnetism since 1851. Though the historical significance of these observations is high the data recorded are of low quality, frequently interrupted and fragmented. Further development of phenological observations came with the methodology of observations introduced by Karl Fritsch in the beginning of sixties but mainly with the establishment of Hungarian Meteorological Service in 1871. Data from the period 1871-1885 were recorded and published in the yearbooks and despite of the fragmentary character of the records they are usable for some evaluations. This article brings the description of the data sets of systematic phenological network in Carpathian region and considers some possible phenological evaluations.