Hungarians in the Cities of the Land of Sanok (1st Half of the 17th Century) Cover Image

Węgrzy w miastach ziemi sanockiej (do połowy XVII w.)
Hungarians in the Cities of the Land of Sanok (1st Half of the 17th Century)

Author(s): Franciszek Leśniak
Subject(s): History
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Keywords: Hungarians;towns;Land of Sanok;modern time;economy and commerce in the 17th century

Summary/Abstract: The issues of this article relate to economic cooperation between the residents of the cities of the northern Hungary, and the western frontiers of Ruthenia. It includes cooperation of merchants on both sides of the Carpathians (transfer of goods, capital, sales of services). The article describes the contacts of members of the bourgeois elite, but also the townspeople involved in wholesale and retail trade and crafts. It also shows the nature of the presence of Hungarians in the cities of the Land of Sanok, including their buyout of real estate in the richest city of the region, Krosno. Additionally, the article shows the conditions of adaptation of those newcomers to the new places.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 68-82
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish