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Forests of the Slavonian Military Frontier in the 18th Century

Petar Havliček


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Abstract

The paper portrays the forests of the Slavonian Military Border in the 18th century from the perspective of ecohistory. The forests are studied as a separate ecosystem and through their interaction with humans. The paper is based on an overview of sources – a map of the Slavonian Military Border from the year 1780, the Forest Decree from the year 1787 and the travelogue of the Austrian civil servant Friedrich Wilhelm von Taube. The paper emphasizes the appearance of forests and their characteristics, as well as man’s influence on forests through economic exploitation and deforestation. The conflicting views of the military authorities and the frontier soldiers on the use and protection of forests are presented.

Keywords

forests; Slavonian Military Border; 18th century; ecohistory

Hrčak ID:

277576

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/277576

Publication date:

31.12.2021.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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