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The Influence of Czech Capital on the Development of Vukovar in the Period between the Two World Wars
Ivana ŽEBEC
orcid.org/0000-0001-5041-9537
; Institut društvenih znanosti Ivo Pilar, Zagreb
Sažetak
In 1932, when the economic crisis ruled both the world and
Croatian economy, the production of the first completely
industrially manufactured shoes in the Kingdom of
Yugoslavia began at “Bata”, a factory in Borovo, near
Vukovar. In its beginnings the factory employed not more
than a hundred workers, but by 1939 this number grew up
to 4000 workers, the highest ever number of employees in
the history of this factory. Taking into consideration the
number of employees, the whole production and scope of
the invested capital, “Bata” was one of the biggest factories
in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia between the two wars. The
factory was located in Borovo, a place which had been
chosen for its very favourable geographical position enabling
good traffic connections not only within the borders of the
Kingdom but also with other countries. While the factory was
being built, residential housing projects were erected. In
addition to industrial labour, the social and economic
wellbeing of the employees, the so-called “Bata” cooperants,
were not neglected. Vukovar was then transformed from the
administrative centre of the Srijem County together with its
outskirts, into an industrial centre. Later, in the postwar
period, especially since the 1950s, the factory served as a
foundation for strong economic and demographic growth of
the city of Vukovar.
Ključne riječi
Vukovar; “Bata”; economic development; social development; period between the wars
Hrčak ID:
22639
URI
Datum izdavanja:
30.4.2008.
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