Original scientific paper
Distribution of Agricultural Land in the Osijek Area Since the Royal Borough Proclamation
Edita Plaščak
; Ured Državne uprave u Osječko-baranjskoj županiji, Osijek, Hrvatska
Abstract
The paper gives a survey of agricultural land distribution in Osijek for the last 200 years, large estate ownership, estate splitting, growing estate in public sector and the possibility of growing of private estates. By the end of the 19th century the estates smaller than 1 acre made the majority of estates although large estates made the majority of total arable area. By the fi rst agricutural reform in 1919 and the second cultural reform in 1945 all bigger estates were dissolved by expropriation of land from the owners of large and middle estates up to 35 hectares of agricultural maximum and delivering the land to villagers. The Law on Land Reserves of Total National Property in 1953 reduced the agricultural land maximum to 10 hectares and land surplus was given to agricultural organisations, which lead to growing of estates of total arable areas in public sector. The Law on Agricultural Land in 2001 regulated an increase of agricultural land in private ownership.
Keywords
Large estate ownership; estate splitting; growing of private estate; Osijek
Hrčak ID:
49340
URI
Publication date:
31.12.2009.
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