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Economic and Cultural Influences of the German Immigrants on the Traditional Life of Slavonia, Baranja and Western Srijem, from the Beginning of the 18th Century to 1941

Jadranka Galiot Kovačić ; Ministarstvo kulture, Uprava za zaštitu kulturne baštine, Konzervatorski odjel u Osijeku - Ured za zaštitu kulturne baštine u Vinkovcima


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Abstract

In this paper we're trying to find out the size and scope of the changes in the economic and cultural life of Slavonija, Baranja and western Srijem, especially the Slavonian village, in the time after the establishment of the Habsburg monarchy and the migration of the Germans. Government's orders from one side and the influences of the German colonizers, peasants and craftsmen on the other side, result in significant economic and cultural change, which affected all spheres of public and private life. The devastated Slavonian village is being changed with radical measures, and the infiltration of foreign influence does not leave the local population indifferent. The aim of this paper is to show some of the significant moments which change the picture of Slavonia, Baranja and western Srijem, starting from 18th century, when new values, skills, habits and behaviors are created, which are today considered to be autochthonous, Croatian, Slavonian.
It will present a short historical review of the presence of Germans in Croatia; it will focus on the new developments which occurred in the Slavonian village primarly in agriculture, trade, folk architecture, the culture of living, nutrition among other things. It will also present the author's field research in which she describes the interaction of Germans and Croats in Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and western Srijem in the first half of the 20th century.

Keywords

Slavonia; village; Germans; Habsburgs; Croats; economy; traditional life

Hrčak ID:

37027

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/37027

Publication date:

5.1.2008.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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