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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE CITY OF KOPRIVNICA, FROM MID - 18TH CENTURY TO 1872
Hrvoje Petrić
Sažetak
Farming of that time was helped by major innovations, like intorducing potato and corn, along with cattle, especially horse-breeding. From second half of the 18th century new, hard macadam roads were being built. By mid 19th century Koprivnica was
already linked by modern roads with neighbouring major towns. However, trafic connections were greatly improved by bringing the railrad to the town in 1869. All this allowed urther growth of trade, bars, inns and lodgings. The town had developed wellregulated
trade fairs, where both town's craftsmen and those from other regions offered their products. Guilds were important factor in economic growth of Koprivnica.
For example, in 1846 there were 130 craftsmen and artisans registered, mosty located outside old fortification core. Along with guilds, the town and adjoining suburbs had a brewery, milling, slaughterhouse, production of salt, bricks and roffing-tiles, mining
and banking. This resulted in gradual development of manufacture, early industry, mining and banking in the town. All important elements, relevant for the knowledge of town's life in this period - before a major modernization of the late 19th and early 20th century
- have been included here. The summary has provided economic development and growth and social life of the town. In this period Koprivnica was undergoing deep international changes. In 1765. military government left the town, which made Koprivnica
a civil community, allowed free growth and development on its own. Finally, we can safely say thet this period had a great role in protomodernization process, as the town grew stronger and economically more vital, but also had richer social life, had
significant spatial growth and an increased number of inhabitants. In conclusion, we can say that Koprivnica was development as important trade center in the nortwest of Croatia.
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Hrčak ID:
135425
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Datum izdavanja:
5.12.2004.
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