The intensive exploitation of the forests and of the copper ore in the commune's subsoil began after the Austrian occupation has occurred. These activities take place even today though with modern and evolved means.

We remind you that a rudimentary form of "economy" is practiced here: potatoes and vegetables cultures, harvesting natural products, lime production, carrying trade, smith's work, horse shoeing, wheel writing, cooperage, joinery, shingle and scale modelling, carpentering, bees swarming, fishing, hunting.

The so-called "close economy" - around the house - is still characterized by ancient craftiness: processing textile fibbers, weaving, furriery, coarse - stuff peasant coat and opinca (peasant sandals kind of) making, sewing and embroidering. All the peasant craftiness use raw materials provided by the zoo technology. More and more the craftiness is practiced by specialized individuals fact that made no harm to the oneness quality of each item necessary around the house or each item of the traditional garb.

A special place in the local civilization is taken by the artistic woodcarving.

The plastic popular art embraces and other forms of manifestation: eggs painting, popular masks manufacturing, painting icons on glass.