Original scientific paper
Attempt to Estimate Total Number of Inhabitants in Kalnik Archdeaconry from the End of 16th - beginning of 18th cent
Hrvoje Petrić
Abstract
The author tries to reconstruct total number of inhabitants on the territory of Kalnik
Archdeaconry that spread from Medvednica and Ivančica in the west, Kalnik in the north, Bilogora in the east and the river Česma (Čazma) in the south. At the end of the 16th century 745 Catholic families lived in the area. Their number probably did not change at the beginning of the 17th century. If 616 Orthodox Vlach/Morloc families are added, the number of families in¬creases to 1361. It is estimated that about 5420 Orthodox Vlachs and 5500 Catholics lived there, which, according to the census of the time makes around 10.000 people almost evenly distributed in two religious groups. Orthodox population mostly settled in the east, whereas the Catholics went to the west, with some exceptions.Not all inhabitants were registered in the census, though: for example an unknown number of Slavonians or Slovenians who mixed with Orthodox population or some inhabitants of Križevci and neighbouring villages were not included.
The number of Catholics increased from the end of the 16th century to the beginning of the 18th century five times compared to only 2,5 times bigger number of Orthodox population.
Keywords
Kalnik Archdeaconry; early new age; historical demography; Catholics; Orthodox
Hrčak ID:
20176
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Publication date:
1.2.2007.
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