Review article

Urban Development of Varaždin in the 16th Century

Mirela Slukan Altić ; Institute of Social Sciences Ivo Pilar, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

Based on archival sources such as minutes of the town council and cartographic sources, author analyzing urban development of town of Varaždin as well as its central functions which town had during 16th century, as a one of the most important towns of Croatia. In this paper we are l representing almost unknown plan of Varaždin made by Daniel Specklin at 1578 which show as town of Varaždin with its feudal fortification just after its modernization into a renaissance wasserburg.

Keywords

Varaždin; urban development; 16th century; cartographic sources; historical geography

Hrčak ID:

77930

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/77930

Publication date:

1.12.2008.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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