Rijeka Drava od štajersko-hrvatske granice do ušća u Dunav početkom 1780-ih godina
Drava River and its course stream from Styria border with Croatia to its confluence with Danube River in early 1780s

Summary/Abstract: The author tried to portray the regions alongside Drava River, from its Slovene Styria upper course, down to its very end, the confluence with Danube River of roughly 305 km stream. The article is based primarily on the maps and land registry data from the Hapsburg's Joseph II. Land Survey in early 1780s. The author covered the area of Drava River basin and the banks' belt in the counties of Varaždin, Križevci and Virovitica, as well as in then-Ðurdevac’ Regiment. The paper provides four dimensions of Drava River: width, depth, speed and height of its banks. Data provided here describe dynamics and intensity of flooding; the river ferries; woods and forests; mills; types and looks of settlements, etc. The researched period is particularly interesting, as it was dating prior to river regulation works; it describes the river itself, as it used to be before human interventions significantly changed its looks. Research results of Drava River in the Joseph II. Land Survey maps can serve as good starting point for future research of hydrographic dynamics and its influence on transformation of environment, hence, the very contribution of environmental history here.

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