Original scientific paper
The First Census of Craftsmen and Traders (after Croatian-Hungarian Settlement in Ludbreg and Ludbreg District in 1890)
Mira Kolar Dimitrijević
orcid.org/0000-0002-6050-5700
; Zagreb, Croatia
Elizabeta Wagner
orcid.org/0000-0003-0090-9364
; Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Unlike Koprivnica, which had elements of both a military and a civil governor’s (ban’s) town, Ludbreg district was a market town that developed as the centre of several noble estates and an area along the shortest connection between western Hungary and Zagreb after the end of the Ottoman invasions, where the sanctuary of the Holy Blood of Jesus was subsequently developed. This was the reason why the economic activity in that area was weak, except for the innkeeping business, which was in the nineteenth century certainly affected by the great traffic isolation when the connections with Zagreb took other routes. In the past, the Ludbreg district belonged to Križevci County, but later a split occurred, and during the Military Border the affiliation to Varaždin County as part of Civil Croatia became stronger and the role of the noble families Batthyani, Drašković and Rauch was reflected in the abundance of small settlements craftsmen and small shops that met the minimum needs of the population, while larger purchases and sales were made in Koprivnica, Čakovec, Donja Dubrava, Legrad or Varaždin. The nearest railway stations were in Čakovec and Koprivnica.
Through insight into the Address Book from 1890 we can see the structure of craftsmen and merchants, and by means of comparing it with similar editions for the district of Đurđevac, Koprivnica and Križevci we can see the differences between the districts where Ludbreg had the least developed structure of crafts and trade. Until 1937 this area was without a railway and due to the decay of the estate, it was left to go to ruin. This paper is part of a trilogy on craftsmen and merchants of Central Podravina in 1890 which has already been published.
Keywords
Ludbreg district; craftsmen; traders; Adress book of craftsmen and traders in 1890
Hrčak ID:
268180
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Publication date:
1.6.2021.
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