Verejný poriadok v meste Košice v období prvej svetovej vojny
Public order in Košice during the First World War
Author(s): Ladislav GergelySubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, History, Social Sciences, Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Geography, Regional studies, Ethnohistory, Local History / Microhistory, Military history, Political history, Social history, Recent History (1900 till today), Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919)
Published by: Univerzita Pavla Jozefa Šafárika v Košiciach
Keywords: First World War; Košice; Public order; Refugees; Metropolitan police;
Summary/Abstract: Management of city of Košice was after outbreak of World War I. exposed to the various types of challenges how to deal with war situation. It was necessary to improvise and adopt measures which were not applied in peace time. During the first phase of the war it was not going well for Austria-Hungary. The pressure of Russian Army upon eastern part of Austria-Hungary resulted in large number of refugees who were looking for shelter in Košice, from north-eastern counties and from region of Galicia. It was necessary to provide sufficient supplies of food and lodging for these people. Also it was needed to fulfill government requirements in regard to taking care of soldiers. A specific problem created upholding public order and security of civilians in Košice. It was no easy task, because war situation placed difficult and for peacetime unknown challenges for the magistrate. Paper is analyzing described issues and is devoted to solving individual aspects of described problems.
Journal: The City and History (Mesto a dejiny until 2019)
- Issue Year: 2/2013
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 75-90
- Page Count: 16
- Language: Slovak