Professional paper
ON MINING ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN BANOVINA REGION (CROATIA)
Berislav Šebečić
Abstract
Mining activities in exploitation of iron, copper, and lead (-silver) ores in Trgovska gora Mountain had been developed back in Illyrian and Roman times as well as in the Middle Ages and recent times whereas in Petrova gora Mountain exploitation of iron oreš and coal developed as late as in 19 and 20 centuries. In the Middle Ages and more recent times, Croatian nobility (counts of Zrinski and Keglević) and later on also the foreign nobility or foreign and domestic mining associations were given mining concessions.The mining enterprise in the Banovina Region passed to different owners and managers from mid —19 century to mid — 20 century.
During the Austro-Hungarian rule the main mining concession was owned by »Gewerkschaft der Eisenbergwerke und Huttenwerke Petrova gora zu Topusko« or its shorter version »Petrova gora Gewerkschaft«. The major mining entrepreneurs on the Trgovska gora Mountain at Bešlinac were Desire Gilain, Joseph Steinauer and Alois Frohm. After the World War I and confiscation of properties of foreign mining associations and entrepreneurs, there were constituted and bankrupted rather quickly the Petrova gora Association of Mines and Foundry at Topusko, the Slavenska Bank Zagreb (until 1923), as well as the Iron Mine and Foundry Inc. at Topusko. After the bancruptey of National Industrial Enterprise Zagreb (1929), the Mining Association and (Iron) Foundry was founded at Bešlinac (1934). In the region of Banovina there were operating also: the Kupa-Glina Mining Association (active also during the Austro-Hungarian rule), Mineral Mining Association from Topusko, as vvell as the Iron Mine and Foundry Topusko-Vojnić Headquarters. All the mentioned associations and entrepreneurs were confiscated by the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia in 1946.
Keywords
mining; enterprise; Banovina Region; Petrova gora Mountain; Trgovska gora Mountain
Hrčak ID:
13427
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Publication date:
4.12.2000.
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