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Plague in Požega and Požega-Basin in 1739
Robert Skenderović
Sažetak
In 1739, Slavonia was struck by the last plague epidemics. The suburbs of Osijek, the town of Požega and a number of villages in Požega Basin were struck most severely. The plague epidemics lasted seven months and more than a half of the residents from this area succumbed to it. The key mechanism against the plague was the establishment of cordons sanitaire. Still, a whole range of cordons that were established on the way to Syrmia, Banat and Bachka could not prevent the plague from spreading through Slavonia. Although the epidemics killed more than a half of its residents, the community of Požega succeeded in compensating for the demographical loss surprisingly quickly. As early as in the first year following the epidemics a large-scale immigration took place and the birth-rate increased dramatically, which made it possible for the town to make up for its lost citizens in an incredibly short period of time.
Ključne riječi
Požega, Požeška kotlina (Basin of Požega), plague, epidemic of 1739, demographic losses, recovery
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