Original scientific paper
https://doi.org/10.32004/k.57(258).1-2.1
SVETI IVAN ZELINA AS THE CENTRAL PLACE OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRYSIDE
Franjo Pajur
; Gradišće, Austrija
Abstract
SUMMARY
Initially an estate, then a settlement and church, then a fortified town, and then a market-town in the Moravče county, Zelina was predestined to become the central place of the surrounding countryside from its very beginnings, due to the “utmost importance” of its economic function, arising from the fact that it is situated on the Zagorje road route, and also owing to its defensive function in the fortification system as one of the protective routes of that road. Even though there is a relatively more than sufficient number of genuine historical sources, some uncertainties have remained unresolved (such as the relations between Zelina and Moravče, Zelina Sv. Nikola and Zelina Sv. Ivan, as well as the relations between market-town Četvrtkovec and market-town Sveti Ivan). However, those disputes do not affect the issue of centrality, because like most of our central towns, Sv. Ivan Zelina holds the central place in the countryside surroundings primarily owing to its role in transportation.
Keywords
Key words: Zelina; Moravče; centrality
Hrčak ID:
324420
URI
Publication date:
28.6.2024.
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